Soldier's non-regulation wool wristlets
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/bcca9c1566b1ff27defbeef6f75b0c40
Title
Soldier's non-regulation wool wristlets
Creator
American Red Cross
Swenson, Nels
United States, Army
Date
Used: 1915 - 1918
Description
Pair of soldier's wristlets, knit from medium olive brown wool yarn. Each is cylindrical and had a thumb hole, now sewn shut. Winter accessories like these were either made by contract or by women on the home front, the latter being distributed by the American Red Cross.
Subject
World War I
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross
Military.1914-1918 (World War I).Clothing.Accessories
Wristlet
Source
Minnesota Digital Library
Relation
Type
image
Date
Used: 1915 - 1918
Source
Minnesota Digital Library
Subject
World War I
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross
Military.1914-1918 (World War I).Clothing.Accessories
Wristlet
Collection
Citation
American Red Cross, Swenson, Nels, and United States, Army, “Soldier's non-regulation wool wristlets,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 1, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15359.
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