- Fox River Mills
Infobox_Company
company_name = Fox River Mills
company_type = Private
foundation=1900
location =Osage, Iowa ,USA
products =Sock s
homepage = http://www.foxsox.com/Fox River Mills, Inc. is a sock manufacturer based in
Osage, Iowa .The company was founded in 1900. [Rose Apodaca. "The Agony of Da' Feet". "
Los Angeles Times ". November 19, 1993. View, 1.] In 1992, they purchased the Nelson Knitting Company ofRockford, Illinois , and in the process acquired the trademark on the Red Heel socks used to makesock monkey s. [Fiona Morgan. "Still life with monkeys". "Independent Weekly ". September 27, 2006. 34.] Fox River Mills includes instructions for making a sock monkey in every packet of Red Heel socks. [David Nammany. " [http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2007/04/24/latest_news/doc462e95ad4c544864538794.txt Sock Monkey Mania! Fox River Mills featured in new book about sock-made critters] ". "Globe Gazette ". April 24, 2007. Retrieved on September 29, 2008.]Fox River Mills is also known for their odor-controlling X-Static sock liners [Annette McGivney. "Fox River X-Static sock liners". "Backpacker". April 1999. 87.] and their line of organic wool socks. [Associated Press. " [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/11/ap/business/mainD8EE81IO0.shtml Iowa Company Launches Organic Socks] ".
CBS News . December 11, 2005. Retrieved on September 29, 2008.]References
External links
* [http://www.foxsox.com Fox River Mills Home Page]
* [http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/ One Percent for the Planet]
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