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Sewing tools from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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

A mixture of sewing tools from Mae's Millinery Shop found in 2010.6.24.1ab including a) spool of red thread, b) a small spool of burgundy thread, c) a metal sewing machine bobbin with black thread, d) a bundle of cream felt and various colors of thread wound around a wooden dowel, e) a hat pin with a white top, f) a hat pin with a black top, g) a black plastic box filled with pins of various kinds, h) cream thread wound around a folded piece of white cardstock, i) a metal needle threader, j) and a metal screw cover for a piece of machinery.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.24.5a-j

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