Keller Machine Company and Frank Coile records, 1923-1990

Summary

Creator:

Coile, Benjamin Franklin, 1909-1991

Date:

1923-1990

Extent:

7.5 Linear Feet 6 boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Keller Machine Company and Frank Coile records, ms4601, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains business papers from the Keller Machine Company, drawings and plans for machines and machine parts, personal and business correspondence, contracts and real estate, patent research and testimony, Dun and Bradstreet reports on hosiery related businesses, and personal ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Benjamin Franklin Coile (1909-1991) was an Athens, Georgia machine shop proprietor, inventor, and consultant for the design, fabrication and modification of hosiery industry machines. He owned the Keller Machine Company that manufactured and repaired machines for knitting men's argyle socks.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Hosiery industry
Machine shops -- Management
Knitting machines
Patents -- Research
Machine knitting -- Patterns

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Keller Machine Company and Frank Coile records, ms4601, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.