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THREAD

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
SPOOL
Date Range From
1930
Date Range To
1940
Materials
WOOD, COTTON
Catalogue Number
P19960085007
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
SPOOL
Date Range From
1930
Date Range To
1940
Materials
WOOD, COTTON
No. Pieces
1
Height
3.2
Diameter
3.6
Description
LARGE NATURAL WOOD SPOOL WITH BLACK COTTON THREAD WRAPPED ON IT. HAS WHITE AND GREEN PAPER LABEL ON TOP MARKED "J.&P. COATS BEST SIX CORD SEWING MACHINE COTTON 400 YDS. 366 MET". HOLE THROUGH CENTRE OF SPOOL AND LABELS. HAS NO BOTTOM LABEL. LABEL IS SLIGHTLY WORN BUT SPOOL AND THREAD ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.
Subjects
TEXTILEWORKING T&E
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
History
DONOR FOUND THE THREAD IN HER SEWING KIT AND BELIEVES THEY BELONGED TO HER MOTHER DURING THE 1930'S. EILEEN BROUGHT THEM TO CANADA WHEN SHE MOVED HERE FROM ENGLAND.
Catalogue Number
P19960085007
Acquisition Date
1996-09
Collection
Museum
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