Vintage Mixed Knitting Needle Set in Leather Case c. 1950s-1960s
Viridian Eclection
The Set
A mixed group of vintage knitting needles housed in a warm brown leather sleeve with a fitted cap, the whole reading like a well kept maker's tool roll.
The set includes oversized wooden and metal needles. Examples are marked Clover, Aero, and Inox, and visible sizes include 19 and 15.0 mm, 9 mm, and 5.5 mm or US 9.
The leather is worn and marked, and the tools show the surface wear of real use. The needles are an assembled working group rather than a single originally matched retail set.
History & Provenance
The strongest dating clue in the group is the Clover marking. Clover's corporate history traces the company to 1925, with the brand name shifting to Clover Saihougu Co., Ltd. in 1958 and then to Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd. in 1964, which supports a comfortable mid century date for at least part of the set.
The leather case and the overall presentation sit within the same c. 1950s to 1960s aesthetic, even though the needles themselves came from several makers. At least one Clover example is of Japanese manufacture; the remaining brands, Aero and Inox, account for the rest of the marked pieces.
Rather than diminishing the group, the mixed brand character gives it authenticity. It reads as a real knitter's kit, built up over time, used with purpose, and kept together in a handsome case.
Product Details
| Item | Vintage mixed knitting needle set with leather case |
| Marks | Clover, Aero, Inox |
| Era | c. 1950s to 1960s |
| Origin | Mixed makers, including at least one Clover example from Japan |
| Materials | Leather case, wood needles, metal knitting needles |
| Color | Brown leather case with natural wood and gray metal needles |
| Includes | Leather storage case and assorted knitting needles as shown |
| Visible Sizes | Examples marked 19 and 15.0 mm, 9 mm, and 5.5 mm or US 9 |
| Dimensions | To be confirmed |
| Condition | Vintage condition with wear to the leather case, surface marks, and age appropriate wear to the tools consistent with use |
| Use | Knitting tools, textile studio storage, collectible craft accessories |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
The set still works. The needles are usable, and the leather sleeve keeps them together and upright, which is how a working kit should be stored.
As an object it suits a textile studio, a sewing room, or a shelf of craft tools, where the brown leather and pale wood read as warm and lived in rather than staged.
For a collector it is a piece of mid century craft history assembled by the person who used it, and that history is legible in the mixed marks.
Every piece is packed with professional-grade materials: multiple foam layers, double-boxing, directional and fragile handling labels. For large furniture we use custom timber crating. We photograph packing before dispatch and can provide images on request.
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