Name/Title
Pamphlet, Instruction: Dressmakers' Magic ScaleEntry/Object ID
2010.10.27Description
Instruction booklet; text on front cover, written in black ink, reads: "Instructions for Using the Dressmakers' Magic Scale, Improved and Simplified for Cutting Ladies' and Children's Wearing Apparel, by Will C. Rood. A perfect fit without change of seam. Dressmakers cannot afford to do without it. Every lady should have it. No more refitting. Dressmaking made easy. Learn the system at once, and get the Dressmakers' Magic Scale, all in one piece. Agents wanted. In Every Town and Country in the United States. Send Stamp for Price List to Agents. The Rood Magic Scale Co., Sole Proprietors, Chicago, Illinois. Twenty-Sixth Edition. Whole Number 124, 000. Entered according to Act of Congress in the years 1878-79, by Will C. Rood, in the Office of Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C." Text is surrounded by a thin black border.Collection
Artefact Collection: SecondaryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Pamphlet, InstructionNomenclature Sub-Class
Instructional DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsPublication Details
Date Published
1891Notes
Material: Paper, InkRelationships
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Notes
2010.10.30 is the "Magic Scale" which accompanies this instruction manual.