Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Package for a set of Dyno brand upholstery needles from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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
