Name/Title
The Knitting Pin CaseEntry/Object ID
2025.74.2Description
A red cardboard and leather case meant for knitting needles or "pins." The front of the case reads "The Knitting Pin Case" and features an embossed illustration of a phoenix with "trademark" written underneath, all in gold. The case opens into three sections, the cover, and two sections with numbered slots containing a variety of knitting needles. The slots are numbered to indicate the size of the needle being held there, corresponding to the thickness of the steel. The higher the number the thicker the needle. On one end of the case each section has a leather and cardboard flap to cover the ends of the needles to ensure they don't fall out. It appears that similar flaps used to be attached to the other end, however the case has long been used to house needles far longer than the case was intended for and so the flaps have either fallen off or been discarded. The term "knitting pin" was used starting around 1850, but later shifted to "knitting needle." All knitting needles once looked like these with both ends tapered so that stitches could be worked from either end. Needles like these are now referred to as double-pointed needles and are typically used for working circular projects such as socks and hats. Modern standard needles have a cap at one end to keep stitches from sliding off the back.Collection
General CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Case, NeedleNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Case, NeedleworkNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, NeedleworkNomenclature Sub-Class
Needleworking EquipmentNomenclature Class
Textileworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Archives U1-C-5Category
PermanentDate
August 24, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCreated By
Kearney, QuinlanCreate Date
August 24, 2025Updated By
Kearney, QuinlanUpdate Date
August 24, 2025
