AN ANCIENT ART.—Fifty-six years ago, when Mrs. J. Israelson came to New Zealand from Denmark, she wove her own blankets and even shore the sheep to get the wool. Today, though she is nearly 90 years old, she can still work her spinning-wheel. Many Christchurch people watched her work during “Golden Fleece” Week.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1001, 18 June 1930, Page 18
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53AN ANCIENT ART.—Fifty-six years ago, when Mrs. J. Israelson came to New Zealand from Denmark, she wove her own blankets and even shore the sheep to get the wool. Today, though she is nearly 90 years old, she can still work her spinning-wheel. Many Christchurch people watched her work during “Golden Fleece” Week. Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1001, 18 June 1930, Page 18
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