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Celluloid-Handle FILET Crochet Hook, 1915 patent by woman - $5 (South Hadley)

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Antique (over 100 years old)
Used for 'Filet' Crochet technique
Handle is cellulose nitrate
Hook is intact
Stamped on celluloid handle:
--"M.E.F. 8, Pat. Aug 17, 1915"
An early patent obtained by a woman!!!
Information found on:
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum of American History
"...inscription refers to Mary E. Fitch, a crochet enthusiast of Brookline, Mass., who obtained a design patent on the form."

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