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    This patent was granted to William Williams Clay, of the Clay & McCosh knitting mill, in 1884 by the Kaiserliches Patentamt of Germany. It appears to describe a machine for knitting mills. The text o

    This photograph depicts the knitting and winding department at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #2 mill, c. 1912.

    This photograph depicts the knitting department at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #3 mill, c. 1910.

    This photograph shows the power generation plant at one of the Penmans Limited clothing company's mills as it was in 1935.

    This photograph shows the machinery in the carding department at one of the Penmans Limited clothing company's mills.

    This photograph shows the power house at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #9 mill, c. 1935.

    This photograph shows the underwear cutting room at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #2 mill, c. 1935.

    This photograph shows the Penmans Limited clothing company's #2 and #3 mills, which once stood on Willow Street, c. 1912. Note the street railway tracks in the foreground, and the gated bridge. This

    This photograph shows the hosiery finishing room at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #1 mill in Paris, probably taken c. 1935.

    This photograph depicts the mule spinning department at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #9 mill, c. 1912.

    In this 1913 contract, Sarah Speed agrees to repay her transportation fare from England to Penmans Limited. At the time, Penmans solicited workers from across Canada and in England, and paid for thei

    This photograph shows workers operating sweater knitting equipment at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #3 mill in Paris, c. 1935.

    This photograph shows Walter Bemrose, foreman, by the Dubied brand knitting machine used by the Penmans Limited clothing factory, c. 1935.

    Another copy of this photo dates it to 1912.

    This photograph shows a number of young female workers in the Penmans Limited clothing company's #2 mill, c. 1935. Note the era's distinctive bobbed haircuts.

    This photograph shows the yarn winding machinery at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #2 mill, c. 1910.

    These two memos were created by the Penmans Limited clothing company pertaining to its immigrant workers. Through much of the 20th century, Penmans solicited employees in parts of England and Canada

    These two artifacts are advertising materials for the Penmans Limited clothing company prominently featuring their "Pen Angle" logo and trademark. The first item is a miniature mirror, approximately

    This photograph shows the hosiery knitting room at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #1 mill in Paris, c. 1935. The foreman of the room depicted was Vern Madden; it was located on the second flo

    This photograph shows the Burson knitting department manufacturing women's hosiery at the Penmans Limited clothing company's #1 mill in Paris, c. 1912.