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Sewing needle

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1860-1900

GUSN

GUSN-24048

Description

Box w/ packets of sewing needles; approx. 30 packets of needles w/ various printed labels w/ manufacturers and patent dates; number written on box.

Details

Descriptive Terms

needles (piercing tools)
metal
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Unidentified Metal
NEEDLE, SEWING

Inscription

Printed label on front of packets: [various inscriptions w/ manufacturers and patent dates]

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.25 x 3 x 5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4963

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