Collection of Cynthia Mills Pull Skein and ATCO Thread

Name/Title

Collection of Cynthia Mills Pull Skein and ATCO Thread

Entry/Object ID

2025.15.1

Description

An assortment of Pull Skein embroidery hanks from Cynthia Mills of Boston and American Thread Company. They are in a variety of colors including some variegated, all the Cynthia Mills varieties are Pull Skein which means the thread can be pulled from the center of the skein continuously without tangling. This technique of winding the skeins was patented in 1927.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Cynthia Mills

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Boston, MA

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

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-B-2

Category

Permanent

Date

January 26, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

January 26, 2025

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

January 26, 2025