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Hosiery Mending Kit

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1920-1940

GUSN

GUSN-310861

Description

Hosiery Mending Kit

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"La Petite Pacquette Real Silk." (printed)
"DIRECTIONS: For Use of Run-Arrestor Wands: MOISTEN RUN-ARRESTOR and Touch Both Ends of Run in Stocking. Will Remain Fixed Until Washed. Real Silk Hosiery Mills Inc. Indianapolis, IND." (printed)

Additional Identification Number

1299.155

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Credit Line

Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust

Accession Number

2015.62.155

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