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Elbert Hubbard founded the community in 1895, in the village of East Aurora, New York, near Buffalo. Participants were known as Roycrofters. The work and philosophy of the group, often referred to as the Roycroft movement, had a strong influence on the development of American architecture and design in the early 20th century.
Vice-president Trish McHale intended to create affordable socks primarily for men. [5] [6] [4] Although its primary market is men's dress socks, Gold Toe Brands has expanded into other areas of the sock market. [2] In 1983, it added a line of women's socks, and in 1986, it began producing boys' socks. In 1992, the brand started making women's ...
Alexander Turney Stewart (October 12, 1803 – April 10, 1876) was an American [1] entrepreneur who moved to New York and made his multimillion-dollar fortune in the most extensive and lucrative dry goods store in the world.
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Toe socks (also known as fingersocks, glove socks, 5-toe socks or digital socks) are socks that have been knitted so that each toe is individually encased the same way as fingers within a glove. All sock lengths are available as toe socks, from no-show style to anklet and ankle socks through to knee-high and over-knee socks.
Wigwam developed the Poly-Wool line of performance socks as well as the overnight success—Moraine. From the mid-1980s through the late 1990s the Wigwam 622 slouch socks became very popular. They were worn by kids, tweens, teens, college students and adults. Not only as athletic wear but everyday fashions too.
On this day in 1985, the first Blockbuster video store rental opened in Dallas, Texas. Blockbuster was founded by David Cook, who at the time had owned a computer software business. However, it ...
Hunter's mittens – In the 1930s, special woolen mittens were introduced that had a flap located in the palm of the mitten so a hunter could have his finger free to fire his weapon. [ 16 ] Scratch mitts do not separate the thumb, and are designed to prevent babies – who do not yet have fine motor control – from scratching their faces. [ 17 ]