Kit, Sewing

Object/Artifact

The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Kit, Sewing

Entry/Object ID

2024.6.1

Description

Sewing kit, also known as a housewife, World War II era. The kit is composed of a dark olive green coated paper body with a brass snap fastener. Text on the lid, printed in gold, reads: Pull / Trade E-Z Mark / Army Sewing Kit / Pat. U.S. & Can No. 2116570 |. The kit opens into four sections with each section holding various sewing needs such as a braided plait of yarns in white, brown, and dark olive green colors; a small pair of metal scissors; sewing needles; and a hank of brown thread wound around a flat cardboard spool.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.6

Source or Donor

Frost, Harold "Butch", Frost, Lisa A. (Moffitt)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Majors Butch and Lisa Frost in memory of Majors Charles and Florence Moffitt

Made/Created

Date made

1939 - 1946

Notes

Patent No. 2116570 belongs to the plait of multicolored yarn; patent is dated May 10, 1938

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kit, Sewing

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Housewife

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Kit, Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sewing Kit - closed

Height

3 in

Width

5 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Description

Sewing Kit - open

Width

5 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Material

Thread, Metal, Paper, Cardboard, Ribbon

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bonger, Isabella (Blomgren)

Related Events

Event

World War II