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Milady's Hosiery Kits\n

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1920-1940

GUSN

GUSN-310859

Description

Two "Milady's Hosiery Kits" for fixing runs in silk hose. Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hosiery
mending
silk (fiber)
paper (fiber product)
Kit, Hosiery Mending
Kit, Hosiery Mending

Additional Identification Number

1299.153

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust

Accession Number

2015.62.153.1-.2

Places

Indianapolis (Marion county, Indiana)

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