1870-1890
GUSN-296675
Box covered with mirror, silver and gold embossing, and tartan papers; contains four small envelopes of sewing machine needles sizes six, seven, eight, and five to ten.
sewing boxes
sewing tools and equipment
cardboard
paper (fiber product)
steel (alloy)
Needle, Sewing
JOHN JAMES & SONS/ NONPAREIL/ NEEDLE WRAPPER/ PATENTED 1868/ IN ENGLAND FRANCE & AMERICA/ TRY/ JOHN JAMES & SONS/ CELEBRATED/ SEWING MACHINE/ NEEDLES/ VICTORIA WORKS/ REDDITCH/ FURNISHED/ WITH THE/ CELEBRATED EGGEYD SHARPS/ No. 5/ 10
(Printed on needle envelopes)
Unknown
1 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.1199
Redditch (Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom)
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