[Sewing Kit] Texaco, Mini Kit, Red White

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Sewing Kit] Texaco, Mini Kit, Red White - Front: View of front
[Sewing Kit] Texaco, Mini Kit, Red White - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Sewing Kit] Texaco, Mini Kit, Red White

Entry/Object ID

2004.14.51

Tags

Sewing Kit, Texaco, Paper, Red, Personal Care

Description

Mini sewing kit inside card cover, bearing round Texaco logo. Features: White card cover in a similar design as a matchbook, with the round Texaco logo (red circle, with an interior white star and red "T" within the star) below which is red text "TEXACO" printed on both front and back of the cover. Inside is a clear plastic parcel with a card bobbin holding cream, black, pink, grey, red-brown, and white thread. Also included are two clear plastic buttons, a sewing needle, and safety pin.

Collection

Carol Haggerty Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Personal Care
Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2004.14

Source or Donor

Carol and Elmer Haggerty, Doris Burak

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Custom Advertising Ltd.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Calgary, Alberta

Country

Canada

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kit, Sewing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Kit, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

69 mm

Width

45 mm

Material

Cardboard, Paper, Plastic, Fabric, Metal

Color

White, Red, Cream, Black, Gray, Pink, Brown

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Creasing, Rust

Date Examined

Feb 14, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Creasing on cover from handling.

Materials

Staple is rusted.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

February 14, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023