General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

14

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, WITH SOME WOOD PTS/.2-.7,.9-.14 METAL;.8 METAL WITH WOOD & LEATHER PTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

47.5 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

31.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Textile working

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Auto Knitter

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO MECHANICALLY KNIT SOCKS & OTHER ITEMS

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY WHICH WAS MARKETED IN PART BY PROMOTING ITS USE AS A MEANS TO EARN MONEY WORKING AT HOME/ THIS MARKETING WAS AIMED PRIMARILY AT WOMEN, WHO COULD THEN EARN MONEY FOR THEMSELVES &/OR THEIR FAMILIES WHILE STILL DOING TRADITIONAL 'FEMALE' WORK IN THE 'FEMALE' SPHERE OF THE HOME

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 CAST IN 'AUTO', 'THE/ AUTO/ KNITTER' & 'AUTO/ KNITTER/ MADE IN CANADA'/ ON CRATE 'From/ The Auto Knitter Hosiery Co. Ltd./ 1870 Davenport Road,/ Toronto, Ont.'/ LABEL ON END INCLUDES 'MACHINE 4 1/2" 60X30-80X40 2 1/2 lbs. Yarn./ FROM THE AUTO KNITTER HOSIERY CO., LIMITED/ 1870 DAVENPORT ROAD, WEST TORONTO, ONT./ [TYPEWRITTEN] #623-A/ Mrs. Fred Ellerbeck/ Harrowsmith, Ont.'

Missing

From CA of 06/12/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

.1 PAINTED BLACK ON OUTSIDE OF CASING & RED INSIDE, SILVER-TONE PTS,VARNISHED HANDLE;.2-.5 PAINTED BLACK,.2-.4 ALSO HAVE SOME SILVER-TONE FINISH,.3 &.5 HAVE SOME CORROSION/.6-.7 PAINTED BLACK & SILVER-TONE FINISH/.8 PAINTED BLACK, VARNISHED WOOD PTS

Decoration

N/A