A 1920s advert for the Imperia home knitting machine. The advert appeared in ‘Modern Woman’ magazine published in the UK in 1928


A 1920s advert for the Imperia home knitting machine. The advert claims that the company guarantees to buy the work produced by the knitter. Unusually for this period a man with a pipe is shown knitting as well as a woman. It was made by Imperia Hosiery of Tottenham Court Road, London, England. The advert appeared in a magazine ‘Modern Woman’ published in the UK in 1928 – vintage 1920s graphics for editorial use only.


Size: 2769px × 3071px
Location: Tottenham Court Road, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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