Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Keller Machine Company and Frank Coile records | |
Creator: Coile, Benjamin Franklin, 1909-1991 | |
Inclusive Dates: 1923-1990 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 7.5 Linear Feet 6 boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized folder | |
Collection Number: ms4601 | |
Repository: Hargrett Library |
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.
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.
[Item, box, folder], Keller Machine Company and Frank Coile records, ms4601, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.