Sewing kit
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Small sewing kit in a celluloid case. A tray inside the case, also made of celluloid, has pockets for the seven implements, plus a small pincushion covered in blue felt. Some of the implements are also made of celluloid. The kit is unmarked. The scissors were made in Germany, as were the sharps.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Sewing and Knitting
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
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content: Celluloid
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.1577
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.1577
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sewing kit
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (scissors material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.3 cm x 16 cm x 9 cm; 7/8 in x 6 5/16 in x 3 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 2.2225 cm x 16.51 cm x 8.89 cm