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Home needle case, Blue Bird Brand Pearl Buttons, slides & novelties, manufactured by the Iowa Pearl Button Company, Muscatine, Iowa, undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-267136

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Description

The inside of the case has an Aug.Thomas Needle Threader.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
needles (piercing tools)
buttons (fasteners)
needle cases

Physical Description

1 needle case ; 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.02.02.002

Image Dimensions

4 3/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2007.

Places

Muscatine (Muscatine county, Iowa)

Record Details

Material Type

needle cases

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)

Description Level

Item

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