Sock Monkeys
- The sock monkeys that we have come to know and love today—the ones made with Rockford Red Heel socks—are thought to have come about in 1932.
- The distinctive red heel (the monkey's mouth) was given to the socks so customers would know they were getting authentic Rockford socks.
- When the Nelson Knitting Company discovered that their socks were being used across the country for this folk craft, they won the patent for the sock monkey pattern and started including it in the packaging of their socks.
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