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- A User Fitzroy North, Australia
- B Manufacturer Couvet, Switzerland
- C User Reservoir, Australia
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Cone of Thread - 'Dubied', Knitting Machine, circa 1950
Reg. No: HT 24571
- Summary:
- Cone of thread used with 'Dubied' knitting machine, used by Edda Azzola from 1950 to 2000 for making commercial and personal clothing. This 'Dubied' knitting machine was brought to Australia from Italy in the 1950s by an Italian migrant woman and then sold to the Edda, who had migrated to Melbourne from Italy in 1955. Edda used it to supply a Collingwood knitting mill with finely finished clothes for sale to Melbourne department stores, until the factory closed in 1974. It was then used to make family clothes.
The machine is in similar condition as when first purchased by Edda, except for two modifications made by her husband: wooden blocks under the cast iron frame to raise its height so that she was relieved from constant bending over; and the removal of a flexible arm which moved as the carriage was shunted across - one day nearly clamping her son's leg! So for safety reasons, he made a new two-handed carriage which she also found much easier to use while standing to operate the machine. - Description:
- Cardboard cone with grey wool.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Edda Azzola, 2007
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 178 mm (Height), 75 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, textile industry, italian communities, italian immigration, clothing trade |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Edda Azzola, Italian Migrant & Textile Worker, 1955, Edda Azzola, Italian Migrant & Textile Worker, 1955 |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Settlement - Employment |
| Tertiary Classification: | tools & equipment |
| Inscriptions: | Text, sticker inside cone: WINDER 70. |
| Manufacturer: | Dubied, Couvet, Switzerland, circa 1950 |
| User: | Mrs Edda Azzola, Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia, 1958-1960 |
| User: | Mrs Edda Azzola, Reservoir, Victoria, Australia, 1960-2000 |
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