Net knitting needle

Dublin Core

Title

Net knitting needle

Subject

Fishing nets
Fishing

Description

Net knitting needles were used with a spacer block to create hoop nets, along with other kinds of nets like dip nets and wide nets. This knitting needle has been passed down through the Higgins family to Barbara Higgins-Dover, the director of the Riverkings Museum.

Date

circa 1940

Contributor

Higgins-Dover, Barbara

Rights

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Relation

The Kansas Riverkings Museum, located in Lawrence, Kansas, tells the story of the Riverkings, fishermen who created a thriving fish industry on the Kaw River in the 1800 and 1900's. Visit the Riverkings Museum, located at the Riverfront Marriott, to learn more about the Riverkings and their stories.

Type

PhysicalObject

Identifier

Netknittingneedle1940.jpeg

Coverage

Lawrence (Kan.)
circa 1940

Files

Netknittingneedle1940.jpg

Citation

“Net knitting needle,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed March 29, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/1282.

Comments

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