Excelsior Needle Co. - Office - Torrington, CT, 1890
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
American, 1864 - 1983
Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionPhotograph of the Excelsior Needle Company office in Torrington, Connecticut. A one story brick building next to a three story brick building. A five story brick building is in the background. Stone foundation. Flat roof. Curtains and shades in the windows of the one story building. Chimney on one story building.
Object number2015.149.1.93
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Excelsior Needle Co. - Office - Torrington, CT 1890"Recto, handwritten in black ink: "Exc. Needle Co., Torring."NotesFrom: ConnecticutHistory.org
“The Excelsior Needle Company of Torrington (originally Wolcottville) was organized in 1866. The company produced machine-made sewing needles by a method called swaging, a process of cold-forming metal by compression with dies.”
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