American Thread Co. Star Darning and Mending Cotton circa 1940

Object/Artifact

Windham Textile and History Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.3

Description

A partial box of Star darning and mending cotton, circa 1940, manufactured by the American Thread Company in Willimantic, CT. It contains seven partially used spools of thread in different colors, it originally would have held ten spools with 20 yards of thread each. The cellophane window of the box is broken and partially missing and the corners show some wear.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Thread Company

Date made

circa 1940

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Thread

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Color

Cream, Blue, Red, Green, Black, Brown, Gray

Location

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Date

May 27, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donated by owner

Owner/Agent

Cynthia Chmura

Acquisition Date

May 24, 2024

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

May 26, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

May 27, 2024