MEF Diadem Crochet Hook with Case c.1920

Object/Artifact

Windham Textile and History Museum

The image shows three light-colored objects, including two halves of a slim box and a thin crochet hook with a handle of similar shape and size.

Name/Title

MEF Diadem Crochet Hook with Case c.1920

Entry/Object ID

2025.78.1

Description

A small crochet hook with flat beige celluloid handle and matching beige celluloid case with dark blue velvet insert. The end of the handle is stamped "MEF/PAT. AUG.17.1915" with the number 16 in the center and the word "DIADEM" below. "MEF" stands for Mary E. Fitch who was a crochet enthusiast from Brookline, MA, and who obtained the patent for the hook design.

Collection

General Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hook, Crochet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-C-5

Date

August 24, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

August 24, 2025

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

August 31, 2025