Marion must have had some kind of food supply up at the Lodge to accommodate 10 boarders who were building Tricnit as well as regular last-minute dinner guests and staff. I wonder what she served them. Was this all done on a wood stove? Are any of her recipes preserved, I hope?
I remember Tricnit well. As a young girl, I was given a small red metal loom. I would walk down to Tricnit and Billy Thayer would give me large bags of multicolored ‘loops’ which were unusable remnants of the knitting process. I used them to make potholders. Once I made a rug using many potholders amd sewing them together and putting fringe on the ends. I also remember that the factory had a Coke machine that for a dime dispensed deliciously cold Coke in glass bottles. Midge Albree worked as secretary in the office.
Nice to hear from you. I remember you as the pretty girl who sometimes accompanied her father on house calls, you usually stayed in the car. I had great respect for your father. One time he asked me what I intended to do, I said medical research. I attended UVM's College of Medicine as he did. The lectures were in Hall A, the same room he sat in. Before attending UVM I got a MS degree from UNH the same time Dave Church did.
I have the same memories of Tricnit. I to, made potholders from loops and sold them door-door. My mother was a looper. I held various jobs at Tricnit including driving the truck which visited home loopers to deliver unfinished socks and pick up the finished ones. Midge Albree would take issue with the term 'secretary', she was office manager.
Bill, so glad to read your response to my memories of Tricnit. I wonder how many other NI kids made potholders courtesy of Tricnit! I am trying to place you. Are you older than I am? Always good to be in touch with NI people. And thank you for the kind words about my father. It was always a treat to go with him on house calls. By the way Midge Albree’syounger daughter, Robbie, and I have maintained our friendship over all these years. Did you end up in medical research as planned? Wonder if you and my husband crossed paths at UNH. He got his BS in ‘64 and MS in ‘66.
I considered your husband as a friend and wished our paths had crossed more. I bumped into him occasionally at UNH. He dated my sister before he dated you. We were the same age and had the same interests. After getting a degree from the UVM College of Medicine I did a post-doc at the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University. Following the post doc I was a Research Fellow and lab instructor in physiology for 6 yrs at P&S. After that a professor of physiology at the Sage Colleges and Research Scientist at the Wadsworth Institute in Albany, NY. My area of research involved muscle disease and the effects of environmental toxins on the nervous system.
Arthur Thayer lived and worked (eventually becoming president) at the Allen A Co in Kenosha Wi in the mid 30s making women's underwear and hosiery. They established 2 other factories, one in Bennington (women's garments), and one in Laconia, NH for men's & women's hosiery . Phil, Arthur's brother was an executive in the latter, not sure of his title. In 1937 Phil recruited women , including my mother, from New Ipswich to work at the Laconia plant to learn the trade. Phil with financing from Walter, rented the 2nd fl above the hardware store in Greenville and began making men's socks there. Meanwhile Arthur is overseeing the construction of the new Tricnit being carried out by the Anderson Co. in New Ipswich. In 1938 the Greenville operation is moved to New Ipswich. A key person on Phil's team was Lionel Blais who was at the Laconia plant and brought to New Ipswich. He was an engineer who redesigned the machine making socks so that they were twice as fast but also less likely to break threads. Lionel had patents for this. I worked with him at Tricnit, so did my mother & 2 sisters. Lionel was also my sister Eva's ski instructor.
Marion must have had some kind of food supply up at the Lodge to accommodate 10 boarders who were building Tricnit as well as regular last-minute dinner guests and staff. I wonder what she served them. Was this all done on a wood stove? Are any of her recipes preserved, I hope?
I remember Tricnit well. As a young girl, I was given a small red metal loom. I would walk down to Tricnit and Billy Thayer would give me large bags of multicolored ‘loops’ which were unusable remnants of the knitting process. I used them to make potholders. Once I made a rug using many potholders amd sewing them together and putting fringe on the ends. I also remember that the factory had a Coke machine that for a dime dispensed deliciously cold Coke in glass bottles. Midge Albree worked as secretary in the office.
Carol Cayward Church
Nice to hear from you. I remember you as the pretty girl who sometimes accompanied her father on house calls, you usually stayed in the car. I had great respect for your father. One time he asked me what I intended to do, I said medical research. I attended UVM's College of Medicine as he did. The lectures were in Hall A, the same room he sat in. Before attending UVM I got a MS degree from UNH the same time Dave Church did.
I have the same memories of Tricnit. I to, made potholders from loops and sold them door-door. My mother was a looper. I held various jobs at Tricnit including driving the truck which visited home loopers to deliver unfinished socks and pick up the finished ones. Midge Albree would take issue with the term 'secretary', she was office manager.
Bill, so glad to read your response to my memories of Tricnit. I wonder how many other NI kids made potholders courtesy of Tricnit! I am trying to place you. Are you older than I am? Always good to be in touch with NI people. And thank you for the kind words about my father. It was always a treat to go with him on house calls. By the way Midge Albree’syounger daughter, Robbie, and I have maintained our friendship over all these years. Did you end up in medical research as planned? Wonder if you and my husband crossed paths at UNH. He got his BS in ‘64 and MS in ‘66.
Nice chatting with you. Carol
I considered your husband as a friend and wished our paths had crossed more. I bumped into him occasionally at UNH. He dated my sister before he dated you. We were the same age and had the same interests. After getting a degree from the UVM College of Medicine I did a post-doc at the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University. Following the post doc I was a Research Fellow and lab instructor in physiology for 6 yrs at P&S. After that a professor of physiology at the Sage Colleges and Research Scientist at the Wadsworth Institute in Albany, NY. My area of research involved muscle disease and the effects of environmental toxins on the nervous system.
Bill
william.niemi@gmail.com
Arthur Thayer lived and worked (eventually becoming president) at the Allen A Co in Kenosha Wi in the mid 30s making women's underwear and hosiery. They established 2 other factories, one in Bennington (women's garments), and one in Laconia, NH for men's & women's hosiery . Phil, Arthur's brother was an executive in the latter, not sure of his title. In 1937 Phil recruited women , including my mother, from New Ipswich to work at the Laconia plant to learn the trade. Phil with financing from Walter, rented the 2nd fl above the hardware store in Greenville and began making men's socks there. Meanwhile Arthur is overseeing the construction of the new Tricnit being carried out by the Anderson Co. in New Ipswich. In 1938 the Greenville operation is moved to New Ipswich. A key person on Phil's team was Lionel Blais who was at the Laconia plant and brought to New Ipswich. He was an engineer who redesigned the machine making socks so that they were twice as fast but also less likely to break threads. Lionel had patents for this. I worked with him at Tricnit, so did my mother & 2 sisters. Lionel was also my sister Eva's ski instructor.