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I’m having trouble finding additional information about the Bickford company.

This link goes to the archives of Scientific American magazine, June 1871, Vol. 24, Iss. 24 to an article titled “The Bickford Family Knitting Machine”. However the actual article is behind a subscription wall, alas. https://www.scientificamerican.com/issue/sa/1871/06-10/

Bickford Company Background & Patent References[edit]

Thanks for locating the 1871 manual link. For additional context on Dana Bickford and the company:

  • Dana Bickford (originally from Quechee, Vermont) initially manufactured through the Chapin Machine Co. in NYC and later established the Dana Bickford Knitting Machine Company.
  • Key US patent records for the machine include US Patent 162,886 (May 4, 1875) and US Patent 174,763 (March 14, 1876).
  • Additional documentation is archived at the Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository. Page updated with patent references.
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