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Package for a set of Dyno brand upholstery needles from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paper package containing an upholstery needle repair kit manufactured by Dyno. The needles are stored in a paper card with text typed near each insert indicating the use of the needle. Only one (1) needle remains in the package, as well as one (1) flat-headed metal straight pin. The paper package is made from white cardboard with black text indicating the manufacturer and product information. A series of numbers are handwritten in blue ink in two columns on the back of the paper packaging.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.201

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