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Crochet hook 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 metal size 6 crochet hook, slightly bent below the hook and above the handle. The size number is engraved onto one side of the flat handle section.

Catalog date
1941-1994
Recorded places
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Millinery; Women

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.6.202

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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