Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1896 — Skill of Needle Makers. [ARTICLE]

Skill of Needle Makers.

An expert workman in one of the great needle factories, in a recent test of skill, performed one of the most delicate feats imaginable. He took a common sewing needle of medium size, one and five-eighth' 1 inches in length, and drilled a hole through its entire length, from eye to point, the opening being just large enough to permit the passage of a very fine hair.