Seven empty thread spools from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Coats and Clark, Scottish, founded 1896
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
label: Manufactured by
content: Blossom
label: Manufactured by
content: Belding and Corticelli, American, 1925 - 1932
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Seven empty thread spools of varying sizes found in the sewing basket 2010.6.61.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. Some have manufacturer's labels adhered to them, while others have the manufacturer information carved on the ends. Some are missing labels.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.6.61.2-.8
objectType: label: Type
content: spools
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, paper, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Largest): 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 2.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Smallest): 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3.8 cm)