The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28

trying to secure machine that would
knit stocking as it is knit by hand
that is, fashioned or shaped in the
knitting to fit the foot and leg, and, at
the same time, made thick in certain
places and thin at others.
Until few years ago stockings
knitted on machines were cylindrical
in form. 1t was necessary to cut
stripes out of the legs in order to get
the right proportions, and then stitch
the separated pieces together, thus
making unsightly and uncomfortable
seams.
Also it was necessary, if the stock
ings were to be extra thick at the
toes, on the soles and at the heels, to
apply additional material after the
knitting had been completed. There
were, of course machines for this spe-
cial work. but when it was done there
were seams and ridges which detract-
ed from the neatness of the stock
inys and were likely to make them un-
comfortable.
More Was Produced.
FINALLY knitting machine that
would knit the leg of the stocking to
1t the ankle, without being scanned.
was produced, but it did not apply
the extra thickness at the necessary
places on the foot.
Then the inventor set himself the
task of producing a machine that
would complete the stocking without
making it necessary to have seam
anywhere. This has finally been ac-
complished in the machine on which
Burlington Newfashioned Hosiery il
made.
This remarkable machine knits the
double-thick toe, the REINFORCED sole
and heel, the high splice at the back of
the :, heel, shapes the foot so that il is
hollow under the instep and high
above, fashions the leg to fit perfect
~ small at the ankle, and the upper
part conforming to the shape of the
leg-all at one process, and without
where. any
The thickened or REINFORCED narts
olend INTO the rest of the stocking i'm
perceptlbly and there is no evidence
or dropped stitches at the places
ankle. W 81 the
Another wonderful thing about the
, ,i,;.Se is that it does its work
without any human assistance. After
lne spools have been placed upon the
splndles, the yarns run through the
proper eyes and guides, and the power
applied, there is nothing for the at
!enoant to do but gather up the stock.
lhgs as they emerge from spout or
eonpeyor which provides for their
proper delivery. ."e'
Sne operator Can Handle Fiftv
one operator can look after fiftv
nlachines and have plenty of time for
re 1T is not necessary TO ston
mem when the whistle blows. Thev
a ;,. to their knitting at lunch time
t ; 'ne same as at any other time. and
lney run tor twenty-four hours every
Jay each running out its quota RI
STOCKINGS 3T,g without protest.
me economy thus affected in oro-
auction ma es it possible to put bet
Ter quality into the stockings by using
yarns isles and silks Of bighe1
1t must not be supposed however
ma; stockings come out of these knit,
ing machines as newspapers are
i luinca out by. printing press, The
ih"il'ing is slow process, even when
Is Done by machine. One of the
l Hn;ta mes that have been described
t f,.s ABOUT s sixteen stockings every
On the old style machines which
a ;, the knitting in crude way, max.
ns u necessary to finish the stock-
ings by hand or by TRANSFERRING tben,
70 other machines. did their worL
t ha,. than the new machine operates
nut II was work of far inferior lind
al ana production, of more rapid was
i inppe expensive because of the human
labor involved. ''s "u'''an
cxna ne general opinion of mechanical
ting machine in operation Is tha, N ,h;.
invention is one of the most rema ,ri,'
anle pieces of mechanism that has
ever 0een put to use for the benest as
,nankind. or to be more specific for
"omankind.-lndianapolis Star "