Last week I received an email from a Tara Colton saying she acquired a large cabinet that has “Property of the Berkshire Knitting Mills” stamped on the bottom of it. She is hoping to find out a little more about the cabinet and what it was used for at the knitting mill.
She is currently in the process of refinishing the piece. Her email said that the cabinet is very interestingly built, with numbers stamped inside the supports for each drawer as well as generally superb craftsmanship.
If you know anything about this piece, drop a comment or shoot us an email at [email protected] so we can solve this mystery.
The shape of the dividers in the drawers is interesting as if they were used to store something special, and that would be my guess. Used in the very early days of Berkshire Knitting before metal cabinets came into vogue. This piece would definitely be featured on Antique Roadshow if you can find one operating in the area. Also, there are dozens of web sites that are devoted to identify antiques and collectibles. Lovely piece! I wish I had it!
It was a large factory with its own operating room, dental and eye clinics. There was a New York Office, too, so the piece could have come from anywhere. Look at the cabinet on the right side of the photo in the dental office, not the same, I know. https://digital.hagley.org/1992249_059
More photos: https://digital.hagley.org/1992249
Different numbers on the drawers suggest different sizes of something. Could be anything.
Hello! Thanks for your insight! I couldn’t decide if the drawers were used for separate things or if they held rolls of something across the valleys in the dividers Such a mystery!
Hoping she posts a pic or two once it’s refinished.
I will for sure! I am still in the sanding process. It’s proving slow as there are layers and layers of stains and shellac from over the years. It had some water damage at some point but nothing major
This Comment is a bit out of the Ordinary.. And 5 years late. But Im looking for some drone footage of the related Wyomissing Knitting Mills Boiler House that this specific blog posted on their Facebook and Instagram outlets a bit ago (10th of August 2024, to be specific)
I really dont know where to send this request, so I hope it is not out of the ordinary here.
Specifically a high-res capture somewhere in the first few frames ( Timestamps 0:00-0:02) whould be amazing! I am someone who investigates into various mysteries and oddities on the internet, and one oddity has lead me to that very specific building.
To be even more specific, the coordinates 40°20’22″N 75°57’13″W, and specifically the leftmost garage door on the eastern side of the Knitting Mills Boiler building.
The problem is I am located in germany.. and you seem to be one of the few people to have ever filmed or photographed that building.
Having high-res versions of the footage or just even the few frames of it uploaded anywhere whould be wonderfull! Anything works.