Fabric sample with printed paper label, Fruit of the Loom. ca. 1920
date: label: Date made
content: Early 20th century
name: label: maker
content: B.B. & R. Knight, Inc.
label: manufacturer
content: B.B. & R. Knight, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Fabric sample with printed paper label, Fruit of the Loom. ca. 1920 Cotton, plain weave, white, from Fruit of the Loom. The brightly colored printed paper label measure 3 5/8" x 2 7/8" (9.2cm x 7.4cm) and has the company logo of an apple, grapes, and berries. The label is glued to the fabric swatch, which has been cut with pinking shears.
label: Description
content: The company that became best known for its trademark, “Fruit of the Loom”, was founded in Warwick, Rhode Island in 1851. B.B.& R. Knight, Inc., manufactured plain cotton cloth in a single mill at that time. In 1856 the firm adopted, as a trade-name, Fruit of the Loom, which it registered as a trademark (which evolved before 1921 into a cluster of grapes, apple, and gooseberries) in 1871, when the first trademark bill was enacted by Congress. In 1938, Knight’s mills became “Fruit of the Loom, Inc.” The firm expanded to sell not only woven plain cotton cloth but figured shirtings, knitted underwear, and a wide range of other products. It is one of the oldest and best known trademarks in the US.
label: Description
content: Dimensions: 8” H X 4.2” W
label: Description
content: ATHM Collection - #: 1983.15; Gift of Old Sturbridge Village
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Rhode Island, Providence
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: American Textile History Museum Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0232.16
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0232.16
label: accession number
content: 2017.0232
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, paper (overall material)