A skein of bright pinkish purple yarn from the late 1930s/early 1940s showing a vintage red and black label. The Sun-glo logo is in the form of a stylised sunrise. The label says: Guaranteed unshrinkable Sun-glo shrinkproof wool A “Sunbeam” product The only Pure Wool on the market which will not shrink Manufactured by F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd at their Alexandria Spinning Mills Sydney Super 4 ply 2239

A second photo of a skein of bright pinkish purple yarn from the late 1930s/early 1940’s showing the reverse side of the vintage red and black label. This side features a scroll above the “Sun-glo shrinkproof wool” logo. The Sun-glo logo mimics a stylised sunrise. The scroll says: Guarantee This wool has been manufactured by a new patent process. It is guaranteed unshrinkable for the lifetime of the garment

A page from the Australian Woman’s Mirror Knitting Book from 12 April 1938. It features an ad for the yarn featured in the previous 2 pictures. The ad declares: Good news for knitters! At last - an all-wool knitting yarn guaranteed never to shrink Sun-glo shrinkproof wool It goes on to sing the praises of its quality, describe the yarn weights available, the prices for each.

This skein of Sun-glo may well be my oldest vintage yarn. This ad from 1938 uses the same logos as the label on my skein, these logos had changed by the next ad I found which was from 1944. #vintageknitting #vintageyarn #WW2vintage #knitsky 🧶