The Knitting Machine Needle Industry in New Hampshire: Historical New Hampshire/ by George A. Parsons.
- Title:
- The Knitting Machine Needle Industry in New Hampshire: Historical New Hampshire/ by George A. Parsons.
- Author:
- Parsons, George A.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1956.
- Physical Description:
- p.18-25: some illustrations.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1956 Vol. 12 (December 1956) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
The article discusses the history of the knitting machine needle industry in New Hampshire. It examines differences between spring beard needles and latch needles and explores a lawsuit between needle manufacturers Matthew Townsend and Walter Aiken concerning the latch needle patent. A number of needle manufacturing companies are noted including Acme Knitting Machine and Needle Company, Laconia Needle Company, and George H. Adams and Company. The author also assesses the impact of World War I on the industry and reflects on its decline later in the twentieth century.- Subjects:
- Pins and needles. , Textile Industry.
- People:
- Aiken, Walter. , Townsend, Matthew.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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