Story: Agricultural processing industries

War boosts woollen mills

War boosts woollen mills

During the South African War and the world wars woollen mills ran at full production to produce khaki for army uniforms. In this advertisement from the Second World War a drill sergeant shouts ‘Wait for it!’ to members of the home guard. Civilians often had to wait for material and other woollen products, such as blankets, while the mills filled their military orders.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-E-COSTUME-1940-01

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Jane Tolerton, 'Agricultural processing industries - Woollen mills in the 20th and 21st centuries', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/25167/war-boosts-woollen-mills (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 11 Mar 2010