Advertising sewing kit

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Advertising sewing kit

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.82

Description

Sewing kit with a green banded thimble, two colors of thread on a wooden spool, a needle case, two needles, two pins, and a safety pin. Black lettering on yellow background reads, “Compliments of Your L.B. Agent / Lutheran Brotherhood Legal Reserve Life Insurance for Lutherans Home Office / Minneapolis 2, Minn.”

Collection

Marianne Kerr Thimble Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Source or Donor

Marianne Kerr

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

thimbles, sewing kits

Dimensions

Height

5.3 cm

Diameter

1.2 cm

Parts

Count

10

Parts

Thimble, two colors of thread, wooden spool, needle case, two needles, two pins, and safety pin.

Material

Wood, Metal, Thread

Color

Silver, Brown, Green, Yellow, Black

Location

Box

Box 19

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio