Package for a set of Dyno brand upholstery needles from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Dyno Merchandise, American, founded 1954
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A paper package containing an upholstery needle repair kit manufactured by Dyno. The needles are stored in a paper card with text typed near each insert indicating the use of the needle. Only one (1) needle remains in the package, as well as one (1) flat-headed metal straight pin. The paper package is made from white cardboard with black text indicating the manufacturer and product information. A series of numbers are handwritten in blue ink in two columns on the back of the paper packaging.
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: 2010.6.201
objectType: label: Type
content: needles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Dyno Merchandise Corp.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 1/8 x 2 15/16 in. (13 x 7.5 cm)