Excelsior Needle Co., 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 factory in Torrington, Connecticut. Three story brick building with a five story center portion, then a three story wing. One story wing at front of building. U-shaped building formation. Stone foundation. Steam chimney in background.
Object number2015.149.1.139
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Excelsior Needle Co. Torrington, CT 1890."Recto, handwritten in black ink: "Needle Co. Torrington"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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