Kingston Knitting Mills - Cornell and
TenBroeck Streets
Halina Szczawinsky and Marianna Crans
(her daughter) discuss working on
Jacquard knitting machines in the
Kingston Knitting Mills in the 1960s.
Kingston Knitting Mills - Cornell and
TenBroeck Streets
Robert E. Davis discusses an employee's
effort to unionize the shop in the late 1960s
and early 70s.
Kingston Knitting Mills - Cornell and TenBroeck Streets
Laura Harris at her sewing machine in 1952; she was the first African
American woman to work at Kingston Knitting Mills.
Baltz Pajamas - 49 Greenkill Ave.
Mike Carpino describes his job in the cutting
room at Baltz Pajamas circa 1960.
F. Jacobson & Sons - 77 Cornell St.
John Peters discusses being credited with the
creation of the 'man-bag' and his pride for his
daughter circa 1980s.
F. Jacobson & Sons - 77 Cornell St.
Mary Berardi describes her work as a presser at
F. Jacobson & Sons circa 1920 and how she
made more money than her husband.
Wonderly Co. - 25 Cornell St.
Eva Cruz discusses how she moved from her
position as a cutter to a stitcher at Wonderly Co.,
where she started working in the 1990s.
Pine Grove Ave.
Mary Tuma describes her mother balancing work
at the sewing shops and work at home in the
1950s.
AmeriBag - Broadway and Pine Grove Ave.
Margery Brody discusses the progression of
different locations for AmeriBag and
manufacturing in the 1990s.
Grand and Broadway
Anthony Perpetua shares a time when the union
came in and had meetings to decide whether
and how to keep his Glasco shop open circa
1965.
Sewing at Home
Elena Valencia talks about why she wanted to
learn to sew after moving to Kingston in 2019.
