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Coloured wooden wool holder

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From Mauchline, Ayrshire

Coloured wooden wool holder
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This wooden wool holder painted with a tartan pattern was made by W. & A. Smith in Mauchline in Ayrshire. It dates from the second half of the 19th century and is an example of their highly popular tartan souvenir wares.

The wool holder consists of two separate halves with a hole in the top half through which to thread the wool.

In 1850 W. & A. Smith published their 'Authenticated Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland', providing critical authority for 69 different tartans and simultaneously publicising their technique for printing tartan on their wares.

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