Name/Title
Sewing kit premium from Bishop & Loupe, Ford Dealers, early 1920sEntry/Object ID
2021.44.1Description
Acc. No. 21.44.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda - Automobile Dealers
Date or Period: early 1920s
Object: Sewing kit / Premium
Description: metal cylinder with pull-off top, containing a spool with 3 different sections, one of which has dark blue thread, and a nickel thimble, with the following information engraved on the outside: 'To our friends, Bishop & Loupe, Alameda, Ford Dealers'.
Size: L 2 1/4”
History of Object:
Premium sewing kit handed out to customers by Bishop & Loupe (H.G. Bishop, J.R. Loupe), Authorized Ford, Fordson, and Lincoln Motor Car Dealers, 2411 Webb Ave., Alameda.
Acquired from: Evelyn Kennedy
Donation date: 1/30/2021
Catalog date: 5/20/2021
