Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Sewing tools 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 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 metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2010.6.24.5a-j
