Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

SEWING KIT

Date Range From

1950

Date Range To

1970

Materials

COTTON, PAPER, STEEL, WOOD

No. Pieces

47

Height

6.1

Length

26.2

Width

17.6

Description

.1) WICKER BOX. RECTANGULAR WOVEN WICKER BOX WITH DARK STAIN FINISH. ONE CORNER OF BASE IS TORN OPEN. .2) TOFFEY TIN. 12.8CM (D) X 3.5CM (H) CIRCULAR STEEL TIN WITH ROMANTIC STYLE PAINTING ON FRONT OF YOUNG BOY WEARING A RED SUIT. SMALL BANNER ON EDGE READS "MASTER LAMBTON ('THE RED BOY') AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE P.R.A.". .3) BUCKLE. 4.0CM X 2.6CM PLASTIC IVORY COLORED BUCKLE, OVAL SHAP WITH STEEL HINGED TONGUE. .4) BUCKLE. 4.5CM X 3.9CM RECTANGULAR PLASTIC IVORY COLORED BUCKLE. BUCKLE HAS SLIGHTLY CURVED SHAPE, TWO VERTICAL SLOTS AT CENTER AND PINCHED CORNERS. .5) BUCKLE. 4.4CM (D) CIRCULAR PLASTIC IVORY COLORED BUCKLE. LEFT SIDE OF FRONT HAS RAISED RIB DECORATIONS. PLASTIC IS DIRTY. .6) BUCKLE. 5.5CM X 4.1CM BLACK OVAL PLASTIC BUCKLE WITH GOLD AND MARBLED RED DECAL ON FRONT. .7) BUCKLE. 3.8CM X 3.6CM BRASS SQUARE BUCKLE WITH SHIELD MOTIF ON FRONT. BACK HAS HINGED BELT LOOP AND RAISED JAPANESE CHARACTERS. MODERATELY CORRODED. .8) THREAD WINDER. 5.8CM X 5.8CM SQUARE WOOD TILE WITH SLIGHTLY CONCAVE SIDES AND HAND CARVED SCENE OF WATERFALL ON FRONT. TWO CORNERS ARE CHIPPED. .9) LEATHER STRAP THIMBLE. 2.0CM (D) X 1.2CM (H) LEATHER STRAP LOOPED AND STITCHED. .10) SAFETY PINS. FIVE SAFETY PINS. TWO 5.0CM IN LENGTH, STEEL. ONE 4.3CM IN LENGTH WITH RED PLASTIC HEAD. ONE 3.8CM IN LENGTH, STEEL. ONE 2.8CM IN LENGTH STEEL. .11) STEEL SNAPS. 8.7CM X 6.9CM YELLOW AND BLACK CARDBOARD WHICH IS TORN AND HAS STEEL SNAPS FASTENED TO IT. "SIZE 000" IS IN BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER. .12) PIN CUSHION. 5.5CM X 5.2CM X 2.6CM RECTANGULAR BLACK FELT COVERED HANDMADE PIN CUSHION. CUSHION HAS A NUMBER OF PINS AND NEEDLES IN IT. .13) NEEDLE BOOK. 15.5CM X 8.6CM FOLDED CARDBOARD PACKAGE WITH "HAPPY HOME RUST PROOF NEEDLE BOOK" ON COVER AND SHOWS THREE WOMEN SEWING AT A TABLE. INSIDE ARE 7 COLORFUL FOIL SECTIONS, SOME OF THEM STILL CONTAINING SEWING NEEDLES. PACKAGE IS TORN IN PLACES ALONG EDGE. .14) NEEDLE BOOK. 12.7CM X 8.5CM BLUE CARDBOARD FOLDED PACKAGE WITH LADY SEWING AND "SWEETHEART NEEDLE BOOK" AT TOP LEFT CORNER. INSIDE ARE FOUR COLORFUL FOIL SECTIONS WHICH CONTAIN A NUMBER OF NEEDLES AND PINS. BACK FOLD OF PACKAGE IS TORN. .15) NEEDLE BOOK. 11.8CM X 7.0CM FOLDED CARDBOARD PACKAGE WITH BLUE BORDER AND TWO TORCHES SURROUNDING "THE FAMILY NEEDLE CASE GUARANTEED". INSIDE ARE TWO BLACK PAPER POCKETS, ONE OF WHICH STILL CONTAINS NEEDLES. .16) SEWING KIT. 14.3CM X 8.6CM X 2.0CM BLUE CANVAS FOLDED BAG WHICH CONTAINS TWO CARDBOARD THREAD BOARDS AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS. CANVAS BAG HAS TWO COTTON TIES. .17) THREAD BOARD. 11.8CM X 6.7CM CARDBOARD BACKING WITH SLOTS FOR THREAD. BOARD IS WOUND WITH VARIOUS COLORS OF A HEAVY THREAD. "REPUBLIC" IS ACROSS TOP. .18) THREAD BOARD. 5.1CM X 3.1CM WHITE CARDBOARD BACKING WITH SLOTS FOR THREAD. BOARD HAS RED, BLACK, BLUE, BROWN AND PINK THREAD. .19) NEEDLE POUCH. 23.3CM X 7.6CM X 1.0CM TRIANGULAR LEATHER POUCH WITH GREEN LEATHER TIES AT CORNERS AND FRILLED LEATHER TIP. LEATHER IS WORN. .20) CROCHET NEEDLE. 7.7CM X 0.6CM STEEL NEEDLE WITH HOOKED TIP AND WOOD HANDLE. .21) CROCHET NEEDLE.13.1CM X 0.5CM IVORY NEEDLE HAS HOOKED TIP AND TAPERED BODY WITH PINCHED SECTION TOWARDS OPPOSITE END. .22) SPATULA. 14.7CM X 0.4CM WOOD SHAFT WITH FLAT SPATULA END AND TIED FEATHER ON OPPOSITE END. .22) THIMBLE. 2.2CM X 1.7CM BRASS THIMBLE WITH DIMPLED SURFACE. .23) THIMBLE. 2.1CM X 1.7CM ALUMINUM THIMBLE WITH DIMPLED SURFACE AND "SINGER SEWING MACHINES" RAISED AROUND BOTTOM EDGE AND PAINTED WITH RED. THIMBLE IS DENTED AND PINCHED. .24) SPOOL. 4.5CM X 3.3CM (D), WOOD, "J.P. COATS" PAPER LABEL, PURPLE THREAD. .25) SPOOL. 4.5CM X 3.5CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, RED THREAD. .26) SPOOL. 4.8CM X 3.6CM (D), WHITE PLASTIC, "J.& P. COATS" AND "CHAIN" LABELS, BLACK THREAD. .27) SPOOL. 4.5CM X 3.4CM (D), WOOD, "J. & P. COATS" AND "CHAIN" LABELS, WHITE THREAD. .28) SPOOL. 4.2CM X 3.8CM (D), WOOD, LABEL REMNANTS, BLACK THREAD. .29) SPOOL. 3.4CM X 3.3CM (D), WOOD, "CLARK & CO.'S MACHINE COTTON" AND "THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO." LABELS, BLACK THREAD. .30) SPOOL. 3.1CM2.5CM (D), WOOD, "SUPER SHEEN" AND "J.&P. COATS" LABEL, PURPLE/BROWN THREAD. .31) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.6CM (D), WOOD, "J. & P. COATS" AND "SUPER SHEEN" LABELS, GREY THREAD. .32) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.6CM (D), WOOD, "J. & P. COATS" AND "SUPER SHEEN" LABELS, OFF WHITE THREAD. .33) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.6CM (D), WOOD, "J. & P. COATS" AND "SUPER SHEEN" LABELS, BRONZE COLORED THREAD. .34) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.6CM (D), WOOD, "SUPER SHEEN" LABEL, BEIGE THREAD. .35) SPOOL. 2.9CM X 2.5CM (D), WOOD, "J. & P. COATS" AND "CHAIN" LABELS, WHITE THREAD. .36) SPOOL. 3.1CM X 2.4CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, LIGHT PURPLE THREAD. .37) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.7CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, YELLOW THREAD. .38) SPOOL. 3.1CM X 2.5CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, LIGHT PINK THREAD. .39) SPOOL. 3.1CM X 2.5CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, GREEN THREAD. .40) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.6CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, BLACK THREAD. .41) SPOOL. 3.2CM X 2.6CM (D), WOOD, NO LABELS, ORANGE THREAD.

Subjects

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

SEWING BASKET BELONGED TO DONOR'S MOTHER, LOIS, WHO REGULARLY MADE AND REPAIRED THE FAMILY'S GARMENTS. THE NAKAYAMA FAMILY WAS ORIGINALLY FROM VANCOUVER BUT MOVED TO COALDALE FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR WHEN THEY WERE INTERNED AT SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. THE DONOR'S FATHER, REV. CANON G.G. NAKAYAMA, WAS AN ANGLICAN MINISTER IN VANCOUVER, AND THEN ESTABLISHED THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION IN COALDALE IN 1945 WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL 1970. SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19970041434

Acquisition Date

1997-01

Collection

Museum

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