Needle Booklet

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

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front

Name/Title

Needle Booklet

Entry/Object ID

2008.027.005

Description

Blue heavy paper booklet forming a needle case, used as Christmas promotional advertising. Cover has line drawing of three carolers under a street lantern, printed in dark blue with red scarves, mittens and other flourishes. Scroll banner reads: "Christmas Greetings". Holiday wishes text below and title block: "A Merry Xmas"//"Dominion/Coal & Wood/Limited/GR. 2118 HY. 1126. Inside cover lists various types of coal, coke and other fuels. Facing "page" has applied black paper rectangle containing two long needles, four medium needles and one awl. Below is pasted, laterally, a package of "Dix and Rands/High Grade/Sharps/3/9[probably the needle sizes]/Best Quality" [see Remarks]. Back cover has a line drawing of a shelf, with one guttering candle and another new, freshly-burning candle, with "A Bright/New Year" . New Year wishes text block below and "Dominion Coal & Wood/Limited/East Yard/HO.2171 GR. 2118/North Yard/Hyland 1126".

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gregg, Gerry

Notes

Accession Date: 30-Jul-08 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

booklet, needle booklet

Class

Communications Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

March 6, 2009

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

April 25, 2026