Thread Box

Object/Artifact

-

Windham Textile and History Museum

Name/Title

Thread Box

Entry/Object ID

2023.16.1

Description

Thread Box. Cardboard with glossy paper laminate glued or pasted on the surface. 9.5" x 4.4" x 2.2". Empty. For shipping and retailing American Thread Company's "Silkine" (TM) Crochet Cotton Balls, Mercerized. Article 30. White No. 60. 10 Balls. 200 Yards. Made at Willimantic, CT. Donated by Monroe County Museum System, Monroe, MI. Empty. The American Thread Company had its own Print Shop and Box Shop, and manufactured its own boxes.

Use

Storing, shipping, and displaying crochet cotton balls.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Thread Company

Date made

1898 - 1985

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Notes

The American Thread Company had its own Print Shop and Box Shop, and manufactured its own boxes.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Length

9-1/2 in

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Brooke Shannon Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

August 12, 2023

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Monroe County Museum System, Monroe, MI, had it in its collection.

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

August 12, 2023

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

August 12, 2023