> Looking for the museums where collections of objects representative of > America's home (domestic) knitting machine technology exist. Please Help! Check out the Shakers. There is a wonderful Shaker Museum in Canterbury, New Hampshire, which has knitting machines, examples of the actual textiles they made, and a library which probably has some informative materials on the stuff. Canterbury is a VERY small town, so just writing to The Shaker Museum Canterbury, N.H. Will definitely get them in contact with you. You could also find their number using information 1-603-555-1212. There is also a Shaker Museum around Etna, N.H., and a revival community in Portland, M.E. (I believe it's in Portland); the Canterbury museum will be able to tell you about them. Billie Follensbee University of Maryland at College Park [log in to unmask]