Rectangle, red paper covered cardboard box with gold lettering. Label: "(logo), BLYDA, Reg. U.S. Pat.Off., Darning Silk, 10 yards, The Thread Mills Company". Inside are 12 black wooden spools covered with various colored silk thread.
Id Number: 2002.0048.007Accession Number: 2002.0048Catalog Number: 2002.0048.007
Object Name: darning thread, box of
Physical Description: cardboard (box material)paper (box material)wood (spools material)silk (thread material)Measurements: container: 2 7/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 3/4 in; 6.19125 cm x 7.9375 cm x 1.905 cm
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.