Name/Title
EtuiEntry/Object ID
2012.030.0001Description
World War II era U.S. Army issue sewing kit - olive green vinyl case contains
.0001a - black comb; .0001b - emery board; 0001c - cellophane envelope containing six buttons (four white, two brown); .0001d - scissors; .0001e - 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" thread card with six different types of "Heavy-Duty Sewing Thread" wrapped around it (10 yards each "Regulation Colors" white, tans, greens, black); .0001f - razor blade, schick 1-1/4" x 5/16" (tucked behind thread on the thread card); .ooo1g - felt flap - holds six needles (one with black thread), two safety pins and three straight pins; .0001h - Eldorado Pins (straight) on a piece of paper) [Is Not Part of the Original Kit] package originally contained 120 pins, but a number are missing.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
