Name/Title
PRIMROSE BIAS TAPEEntry/Object ID
99.1.1.1Description
Color: Black; Red; Yellow
A package of Primrose brand bias tape, produced by the Assembled Products Co., Inc., ca. 1920s. Wrapped in the original cellophane, the black size 5 tape, consisting of five yards of material, is enclosed in a paper band with a yellow background, two triangular designs in gray and pink and a center image with a red border, within which is a silhouette of a woman smelling a rose over a black background. Above this is the brand name with "PRIMROSE" in red letters and "BIAS TAPE" in black letters, while below are the words "FINE LAWN / SIZE 5 6 YARDS / GUARANTEED FAST COLOR." The reverse of the band is white and has the inscription "This colored bias tape is vat dyed. / We guarantee it fast to sunlight and washing. / ASSEMBLED PRODUCTS CO. INC." Although the cellophane wrapper is deteriorating and is cracked and torn in several places, the product is untouched and the overall condition of the artifact is good.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Tape, Assembled Products Co., Inc.