Spool

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Photograph of a Thread Spool: Photograph of an empty wooden thread spool, viewed from the top so as to show the label. The label is blue ink on a white background.
Photograph of a Thread Spool

Photograph of an empty wooden thread spool, viewed from the top so as to show the label. The label is blue ink on a white background.

Name/Title

Spool

Entry/Object ID

2023.50.4

Description

Empty wooden thread spool. Label on one end reads: "Dragon, 100 Yds, Three Cord, 8." Dragon was one of the brand names used by the American Thread Company." There is also an image of dragon.

Use

Because most sewing machine thread was six-ply (or six-cord), this spool was used with a sewing machine, as evidenced by the hole punched through the middle of the label.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Thread Company

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spool, Sewing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

1-3/4 in

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Material

Wood

Location

Location

Cabinet

Thread Case

Room

Dunham Hall Library Reading Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Storage

Date

December 3, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Dec 3, 2023

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

December 3, 2023

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

December 3, 2023