Machine, Knitting
- Object Name:
- Machine, Knitting
- Object ID:
- 1981.023.17
- Creator:
- Aiken, Walter -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Franklin, NH
- Date:
- 1855
- Description:
- Top plate of a circular knitting machine for hosiery, with latch needles. Top face stamped "JAN. 23 1855", with three names scratched below, including Walter Aiken. Steel tip, 9" long, extending 6" beyond edge of plate. Plate 1.25" thick.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-1.8 L-17.25 Dia-11.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Rogers B. Johnson m. Dorothy Aiken, daughter of Charles Aiken.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rogers B. Johnson
- People:
- Aiken, Walter (1831-1893)
- Subjects:
- Hosiery, Knitting, Knitting Machine
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