Knitting Machine, Model
- Object Name:
- Knitting Machine, Model
- Object ID:
- 1980.033
- Creator:
- Twombly, O.
Inventor - Date:
- 1876
- Description:
- Patent model for rotary knitting machine. Patented by Orison Twombly, Lake Village, NH, 1876. Cast steel arm, painted black with red and gold decoration, and "O. TWOMBLY" in gold. Arm has integral clamp with thumbscrew, for attaching machine to table or bench. Smaller, curved, painted steel arm below. Circular steel rotating head with slots for needles. Painted steel crank arm with turned wooden knob. Came with attached paper tag: "No. 173,086 / O. Twombly. / Rotary Knitting / Machines. / Patented Feb 1st. / 1876.", now kept in accession folder.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-7 W-6.25 L-13 Dia-6 inches
- Provenance:
- From Mr. and Mrs. O. Rundle Gilbert's collection of U.S. patent models.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Hosiery industry, Patents
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