MARION GREY, COLINDALE, NO. 7 |
This is not a needle brand listed in Susan Webster's catalogue, as far as I can see, which is quite exciting. I suppose it's possible that Marion Grey was a knitter who had a set of needles with her name on (just as you can get personalised pencils and other things with your name on) - but as someone who loses knitting needles far too often, I think that I'd want to put contact information on mine. 'Marion Grey, Colindale' wouldn't be sufficient to find her easily. Another possibility, which I think is more likely, is that Marion Grey had a yarn shop in Colindale (an area of north London) and had needles made to publicise the shop. Or, just conceivably, maybe she had a knitting needle factory?
If anyone knows anything about Marion Grey of Colindale, please do let me know.
I don't know anything about Marion Grey I'm afraid but thank-you for the link to the needle catalogue. I didn't know about that. My favourite old needles are those made of cassein.
ReplyDeleteYes, Susan Webster's catalogue is a great resource. How do you identify casein? I think I know how to identify vulcanite (smells like rubber), but early plastics like casein and bakelite are beyond me.
DeleteCasein smells faintly of milk.
ReplyDeleteI'll go and have a good sniff around the needles in the Guild collection then....
DeleteLovely! That collection sounds like my idea of heaven.
ReplyDeleteCome and visit if you're ever in the Huddersfield area.
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