Knitting needle gauge

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/9413f183454f24db8acfff96ae97d50a

Title

Knitting needle gauge

Creator

Whitehead & Hoag
Golden Rule (Firm : Saint Paul, Minn.)
American Red Cross

Date

Created: 1918

Description

Hinged ruler featuring 1/4- and 1/32-inch markings and gauging holes for knitting needles. The front reads, "FOR THE RED CROSS WORKER", while the back has a 1918-1919 calendar and reads "The Golden Rule / St. Paul'". Used during World War I.

Subject

World War I
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross
Household.Needlework.Knitting.Equipment, Supplies, Instruction Books, & Patterns
Gauge

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=10352209

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10393013

Date

Created: 1918

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

World War I
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross
Household.Needlework.Knitting.Equipment, Supplies, Instruction Books, & Patterns
Gauge

Citation

Whitehead & Hoag, Golden Rule (Firm : Saint Paul, Minn.), and American Red Cross, “Knitting needle gauge,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 27, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/13081.

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