Vintage X-L Wool Rug Needles – Pair with Original Packaging – c.1940s

Another wonderful little discovery from the days when making your own household furnishings was both practical and creative!

This pair of vintage X-L Latch-Type Wool Rug Needles dates to approximately the late 1940s and was designed for creating decorative wool rugs by hand.

Featuring an ingenious double-action needle-locking mechanism, the tools allowed the user to work loops of wool through a fabric backing to create textured rugs and decorative designs

The surviving illustrated instructions advertise the needles as Newer! Better! and reference Australian patent application No. 1426/46.

The needles have been stored in a vintage Summit Pen cardboard box, made in England, with the handwritten date 29 November 1946 inside.

Details

• Two X-L wool rug needles
• Metal construction with dark handles
• Adjustable needle-locking mechanism
• Australian patent application reference from 1946
• Original printed instructions and packaging included
• Vintage Summit Pen storage box
• Untested for practical use

Condition: The metal tools show age-related patina and wear. The original paper packaging and instructions have considerable creasing, tears, discolouration and fragility consistent with age.

A fascinating addition to a collection of vintage sewing tools, haberdashery or Australian domestic history.

A reminder of a time when handmade rugs, mending and creative reuse were part of everyday household life.