Figure 1.--This is Bairns-Wear booklet No. 1222 with four patterns for boys' cardigans, sizes 2-3 years. We are not sure about the date, perhaps the late-1940s or early-50s. |
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We notice Bairns patterns booklets. I think the company was Bairns-wear Knitting Wools. We do not know much about the Bairns company yet. I think the name is based on the Scottish term for child which appears to have German origins. Perhaps this meant a focus on lambs wool. There This appears to have been an important company durung the 1940s-60s. They created many stylish ptterns for both children and adults. The most important garment was sweaters, but they were other items like caps and mittens. We are not sure when they were founded. I think they were a wool company which sold yarn. To increase demand they seem to have begun creating knitting patterns. I think they were an English company. There may have had an Australian subsidiary which would make sense since Australia was a major wool exporter.
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