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Box for Silk & Twist for Sewing Machines, manufactured by M. Heminway & Sons, Watertown, Connecticut, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-253356

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Description

The blue box holds 100 yards of number 421 light medium blue thread. A woman sits at a sewing machine in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
packaging
thread
sewing (process)
boxes (containers)

Physical Descrption

1 box ; 1 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP002

Collection Name

Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

Reference Code

EP002.02.057

Image Dimensions

1 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Watertown (Litchfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Material Type

boxes (containers)

Description Level

Item

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