Circa 1870 – The inventor of the circular ribbed knitting machine revolutionized the hosiery industry recounts efforts by his employers and competitors to cheat him from money due and steal his patents
Lake Village, New Hampshire: Pepper’s Hosiery Mill, Circa 1870. Unbound. In this unsigned 12-page summary on stationery headed “Office of J. Pepper’s Hosiery Mill, / Lake Village, N. H. 187 “, John Pepper claims that employers and competitors cheated him, infringing upon his patents. In nice shape. A transcript will..... More