THREAD
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPOOL
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- WOOD, COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19960085006
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPOOL
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- WOOD, COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 3.2
- Diameter
- 2.6
- Description
- NATURAL WOOD SPOOL WITH DARK BROWN COTTON THREAD WRAPPED ON IT. HAS RED, WHITE AND NAVY BLUE PAPER LABEL ON TOP MARKED "MERCERISE PEERLESS MERCERIZED BOIL PROOF REGISTERED 305", AND "MADE IN CANADA" IN TINY LETTERS IN TORN CENTRE. BOTTOM LABEL IS RED AND WHITE MARKED "MERCERISE 100 VERGES BELDINGS MERCERIZE 100 YARDS 50", AND "100% COTTON-COTON". BOTH LABELS AND SPOOL HAVE HOLES THROUGH THE CENTRE. LABELS SLIGHTLY WORN AND SPOOL AND THREAD LIKE NEW.
- Subjects
- TEXTILEWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- DONOR BELIEVES SHE PURCHASED THE THREAD DURING THE 1950'S FOR HER SEWING KIT, WHILE LIVING IN LETHBRIDGE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960085006
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-09
- Collection
- Museum
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