Spool, thread

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Spool, thread

Entry/Object ID

1.97.150

Description

Material: textile. wood. Size: 1 1/2" diameter x 2" H. Description: natural wooden spool - straight-sided - wider base and top - beige thread wound around center - red paper label on one end: "Barbou.. Machine Threa.."- floral and black line border.

Context

Barbour Thread (est. 1784), and now owned by Coats America, making them the world's largest manufacturer of thread and megafilament thread. Apparently, Coats America felt this was a fine enough product to justify buying the company. An American product made especially for high speed single needle quilting machines.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Spool, Thread

Class

Textileworking T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

October 6, 1997

Update Date

November 21, 2024