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Clear plastic box 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 clear plastic box used to store hat-making materials from Mae's Millinery Shop. The box is rectangular with a lid that is hinged in the back and has a metal clasp at the center front. There is a plastic handle at the center of the attached lid that swivels upward for use. A gold and brown floral vine is printed on the center front side.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.64.1

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