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Re: Paton and Baldwins beehive knittingwool holders
Started by tony wilson at 10-22-2007 4:39 PM. Topic has 2 replies.
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 10-22-2007, 4:39 PM
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tony wilson
Joined on 10-22-2007
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Paton and Baldwins beehive knittingwool holders
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Hi,
i recently started collecting bakelite ( an early type of plastic, manufactured from the turn of the century to 1960s ) items and came across a number of knittingwool holders made from bakelite. Some are circular and in dark colours but I quickly became attracted to a beehive shaped style, made in pastel colours, by a British company called NB ware under license from Paton and Baldwins. I desparately need to find out more about these woolholders and hope that someone out there can help.
cheers,
Tony
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05-21-2008, 4:06 PM
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Sheila Williams
Joined on 05-21-2008
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Re: Paton and Baldwins beehive knittingwool holders
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Hi Tony Wilson
Beehive shaped knitting wool holders were made by NB Mouldings, a company established in 1932 in Holloway, London. It was then known as Junction Moulds & Tools.They moved to Dunstable in 1948. Their holders come in many colours, not just pastel shades.
Bakelite holders were also made by BEX and U-Plas. These companies also made knitting pin boxes. Contact me if you need to know more about collecting Bakelite knitting accessories - I'm an obsessive collector!
Yours Sheila Williams
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