Davis Crew Knitting/Kernersville Knitting Company Employees

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Title

Davis Crew Knitting/Kernersville Knitting Company Employees

Subject

Kernersville, NC, Textile mills, Mill life

Description

Davis Crew Knitting was the first knitting mill built in Kernersville for solely that purpose rather than converted. In 1899 the mill began with only 6 employees and 12 machines. It grew to employ to 25 employees and 65 machines by the time it was sold to Kernersville Knitting Company in 1919.

Source

Kernersville Bicentennial Book

Date

1899 - 1928

Contributor

Kernersville Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

image

Collection

Citation

“Davis Crew Knitting/Kernersville Knitting Company Employees,” A Textiles History of Kernersville, accessed May 17, 2024, https://kernersvilletextiles.omeka.net/items/show/2.

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