Walco Bead Co. sample card; 1957

Description (Brief):

Walco Bead Co. bead sample card, 1955. Came with an envelope mailed from New York City on February 11, 1957 to donor's mother, Marjorie Bonynge Strange, in Gordonsville, Virginia. Approximately 30 enclosures in envelope. The beads ordered from the firm were used on the bead loom also in this accession, for craft work by the donor and her family.

Date Made: 1957

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Susan B. Strange

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2018.0147.03Accession Number: 2018.0147Catalog Number: 2018.0147.03

Object Name: bead sample cardsample card, bead

Physical Description: paper (card material)Measurements: overall: 9 5/8 in x 6 1/8 in x 1/8 in; 24.4475 cm x 15.5575 cm x .3175 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0dd2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1903696

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