Private company
Fox River Mills
American sock manufacturer
Fox River Mills, Inc., was a sock manufacturer based in Osage, Iowa that operated for 125 years from 1900 to 2025. In 1992, they purchased the Nelson Knitting Company of Rockford, Illinois, and in the process acquired the trademark for the Red Heel socks commonly used to make sock monkeys. Fox River Mills includes instructions for making a sock monkey in every packet of Red Heel socks.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersOsage1
- Websitewww.foxsox.com
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Fox River Mills, Inc., was a sock manufacturer based in Osage, Iowa that operated for 125 years from 1900 to 2025. In 1992, they purchased the Nelson Knitting Company of Rockford, Illinois, and in the process acquired the trademark for the Red Heel socks commonly used to make sock monkeys. Fox River Mills includes instructions for making a sock monkey in every packet of Red Heel socks.2
Products and brands
- clothing
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1900Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.foxsox.com1
- WikipediaFox River Mills
- WikidataQ5476906
Sources
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- 1WikidataFox River Mills on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFox River Mills on Wikipedia