Boye Needle Co. Sewing Needles

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Boye Needle Co. Sewing Needles

Entry/Object ID

2025.6.25

Description

Box of vintage Boye Needle Co. (made in Chicago) brand needles. About 30 small round tube containers of needles, each with about 20 per container. Needles came in an HC Prange box. Needles, containers, and box are all in good overall condition with minor signs of use, wear, and storage.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2025.6

Source or Donor

Berg, Jennelle

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Needle, Sewing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Fabric Piercing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Needles, Box, Sewing Utensil, Boye Needle Co.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Mar 14, 2025

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2025-03-14

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 14, 2025

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 16, 2026