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Tumbler Needle
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Description: "An improvement of great importance in the hosiery trade was effected through the invention of the tumbler needle, patented by Mr. M. Townsend in 1858. The tumbler needle consists of a stem somewhat bulged near the point. The bulged part contains a groove in which there is hinged a short pin. The pin is so placed that, when turned to the hooked or curved point, its own point falls into a spoon-like indent, thus forming a smooth metal loop." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893
Source: The Encyclopedia Britannica, New Warner Edition (New York: The Werner Company, 1893)XII:300
Keywords: Fabric, Stocking, Frame, hosiery, tumbler, needle,
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