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61/221
Description
A 'nancy' or 'pegotty' used for French knitting, to knit tubes of wool. Found in an outbuilding in Wombleton, North Yorkshire.
This tool, known as a 'nancy' or a 'pegotty', was used for French knitting to knit tubes of wool for use as mufflers, hats or socks, depending on the size of the nancy. It consists of a ring of wood, 9 inches in diameter, with small wires or pegs sticking up at regular intervals. It was found by the donor in an outbuilding in Wombleton, North Yorkshire, but was never used by the donor.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'NANCY // [pencil sketch] // 32 Iron Pegs // Wood // 9" Diam'
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