Fox River Mills, Inc., is a sock manufacturer based in
Osage, Iowa
Osage is a city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,627 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Mitchell County.
Geography
Osage is located at (43.284618, -92.812129).
According to the United States C ...
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The company was founded in 1900. In 1992, they purchased the Nelson Knitting Company of
Rockford, Illinois, and in the process acquired the trademark on the Red Heel socks used to make
sock monkey
A sock monkey is a stuffed toy made from socks fashioned in the likeness of a monkey. These stuffed animals are a mixture of folk art and kitsch in the cultures of the United States and Canada. The typical sock monkey is brown and white with ex ...
s. Fox River Mills includes instructions for making a sock monkey in every packet of Red Heel socks.
Fox River Mills is also known for their odor-controlling X-Static sock liners and their line of
organic wool socks.
[Associated Press.]
Iowa Company Launches Organic Socks
. CBS News. December 11, 2005. Retrieved on September 29, 2008.
See also
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List of sock manufacturers
This is a list of sock manufacturers.
* Belvedere Hosiery
* Blacksocks
* Bombas
* Bonds
* Corgi Socks
* Darn Tough Vermont
* Fox River Mills
* Gold Toe Brands
* Hanesbrands
* Happy Socks
* Holeproof Hosiery
* Humphrey Law
* Jockey Inte ...
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Companies based in Iowa
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1900 establishments in Iowa
Osage, Iowa