Textiles (Needlework)
William Ross (Maker)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America
Iron; Pewter
Wrought, Fused
2012.0024.069
Object Number2012.0024.069 |
Tool (for needlework) (Crochet hook)
Textiles (Needlework)
Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne
William Ross (Maker)
Active in Baltimore, MD, ca 1879, when he is granted a patent for improvements to crochet hooks. See U. S. patent 215,979 granted May 27, 1879 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US215979-0.png, accessed 12/10/13).
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America
1. Mark; Side of shank; [impressed] PAT MAY '79
Iron; Pewter
Wrought, Fused
4.409 (L) , 0.197 (Diam)
11.2 (L) , 0.5 (Diam)
Text available soon.
[Book] Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
• pg 196