Roll of straw braid with paper tag. Marked on tag: "From (/) Franco-American Co. (/) Importers and Exporters (/) Tientsin, China (/) Quotations furnished on Application. (/) Contents Straw braid On reverse side of tag. In ordering (/) Please use our (/) Serial #4 (/) grade #3."
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.