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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880-1930

GUSN

GUSN-24047

Description

Box of various spools of thread of different materials, sizes and colors; most on wooden spools.

Details

Descriptive Terms

thread
cotton (textile)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Cotton
Silk
THREAD

Inscription

Printed labels on spools: [various inscriptions--each spool w/ different inscription--most made in U.S.A.]

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 5.375 x 12 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4962

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