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The inside of the case reads, "Silver steel hardened in oil." The front cover has an image of a large city with a train inside a tunnel. The back cover depicts two little people and a cherub sewing clothing items. The text on the back cover reads, "Best Eliptic Large Eyed Needles with fine Spring Steel Points."
advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
needles (piercing tools)
needle cases
1 needle case ; 3 x 5 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.102.02.02.005
3 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Greg Smart, October 2000.
needle cases
Notions (Merchandise)
Item
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