Hank of silkworm gut fishing line; Spain 1880
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1880
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One of five hanks of Spanish silkworm gut fishing line, "Extra salmon trout"; Spain 1880. Imported by and purchased from Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, 65 Fulton St. NY, NY. For the London Fisheries Exhibition, 1883. See the US National Museum Bulletin No.127, p.27.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Used for trout, salmon and bass leaders. Price $4.00 per 100. (No. E-42833: "Extra Salmon Trout"), Before the invention of synthetic fibers such as nylon in the 20th century, various animal products were often used for products such as fishing line, dental floss, surgical sutures, etc.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Spain
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T01096.00A
label: catalog number
content: T01096.000
label: accession number
content: 8655
label: catalog number
content: T1096.00A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silkworm gut
label: Object Name
content: fishing line
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 26 3/16 in x 1 in; 2.8575 cm x 66.51625 cm x 2.54 cm