Knitting Needles

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Knitting Needles

Entry/Object ID

1962.1.16a-r

Description

Collection of seventeen handmade wooden knitting needles and one crochet hook. Eight of the knitting needles have one point, and end in a knob on the other end. The other nine are double pointed. The needles are of various shades and types of wood. Two of them have a red waxy substance on one end. One is broken in the middle. Several of the needles are curved or warped.

Context

Likely used by Cora Nettie Preston Bugbee in Hartford, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1962.1

Source or Donor

Hughes, Ruth B. (1893-1985)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Needle, Knitting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needle, Textile Making

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Depth

2 in

Length

14-3/4 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bugbee, Cora Nettie Preston (1860-1956)

Related Places

Place

Town

Hartford

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America