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Hand Knits by Beehive for Boys and Girls, Sizes 2 to 6, Book No. 126, Second Edition

New York: Patons & Baldwins, Inc., 1943. Staplebound. 4to; 47pp; b&w pictorial glazed stiff wrapper, 2 staple binding; 19 patterns with instructions and pictorial illustrations; yarn shop stamp in red to front wrapper, center leaf has let go of bottom staple but attached at top; near fine. This volume not in a WorldCat library. Near fine. Item #754

Black and white photographic illustrations of children modeling knit fashions popular during WWII, and still in fashion today. Styles have charming names, ie.: Regular Guy, Teacher’s Pet, Yankee Dandies, etc. Beehive was the brand name for wool yarn manufactured by Patons & Baldwins, Inc.

Price: $40.00