Crochet Hook with Case
Crochet Hook with Case
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- Description (Brief)
- A metal crochet hook with an ivory grain celluloid handle. The No. 10 hook is contained in a felt-lined celluloid case.
- Description
- This crochet hook has a celluloid case. The “MEF / 10 / Pat. Aug. 17, 1915 DIADEM” inscription refers to Mary E. Fitch, a crochet enthusiast of Brookline, Mass., who obtained a design patent on the form.
- Ref: Mary E. Fitch, “Crochet Needle,” U.S. Design Patent 47,718 (Aug. 17, 1915).
- Mary E. Fitch, Filet Crochet with Instructions (Brookline, 1915).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- crochet hook
- date made
- 1915-1925
- Associated Place
- United States: New Jersey
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (handle and case material)
- ferrous metal (hook material)
- felt (lining of case material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11.5 cm x 2 cm x 1.2 cm; 4 1/2 in x 13/16 in x 1/2 in
- overall; in case: 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 7/8 in; 1.27 cm x 11.43 cm x 2.2225 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1754
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1754
- subject
- Sewing and Knitting
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Diane Sadler
Sun, 2013-11-24 12:40