"Cover cloth" of asbestos fiber. One of nine samples of asbestos products donated to the museum by the Asbestos Textile Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. of Manheim, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Sample length of Century Ribbon Mills nylon satin ribbon. 5/8" wide smooth satin weave fabric. 6 shaft (over 5, under 1) counting 232 x 66. 100% nylon. Baby blue. A 2 1/2" sample of this ribbon was cut for the study card collection.
Flat tubing or tape of Asbestos fiber. One of nine samples of asbestos products donated to the museum by the Asbestos Textile Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. of Manheim, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Asbestos wicking sample; flat tape; One of nine samples of asbestos products donated to the museum by the Asbestos Textile Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. of Manheim, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Sample of woven fabric of asbestos fiber. One of nine samples of asbestos products donated to the museum by the Asbestos Textile Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. of Manheim, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Roll of Asbestos Tape. One of nine samples of asbestos products donated to the museum by the Asbestos Textile Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. of Manheim, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Box of Asbestos oil stove wicks;. One of nine samples of asbestos products donated to the museum by the Asbestos Textile Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. of Manheim, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Sample length of Century Ribbon Mills nylon satin ribbon. 5/8" wide smooth satin weave fabric. 6 shaft (over 5, under 1) counting 232 x 66. 100% nylon. Baby pink. A 4 5/8" sample of this ribbon was cut for the study card collection.
Length of machine knitted wool & worsted stockinette cloth; John E. Hanifen & Co.; PA; 19th C.
NII.0530. Old Cat # H6242. New catalog # E186242. Acc. # 15124. Source: John E. Hanifen & Co. Stockinette cloth; machine knit with worsted and woolen yarns; manufactured by John E. Hanifen and Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 19th c. Displayed on the Peddler's Cart in the Bicentennial exhibition, "A Nation of Nations," until 1988.
Medal. Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia Mint. "ART IS THE HANDMAID OF HUMAN GOOD LOWELL, 1876..." One of 200 medals struck for members of the Women’s Committee of the Centennial Exhibition. . Medal depicting a woman spinning with a drop spindle with a legend around. The other side has a monogram of the initials W.A.C. with a legend around. The medal was struck by the Philadelphia Mint. A very important example of a limited edition celebrating women’s involvement in the Centennial fair.
ATHM Collection - #: 1981.48.2; Gift of Shirley Howe
Length of Royal Swan Mills nylon seam binding in white. A 1/2" wide fabric in a rib weave combining heavy weft yarns with fine warp yarns; counting 184 x 64. 100% nylon. Crease resistant. Used as a finishing tape in clothing construction. An 8 1/2" length of this tape exists in the study card collection, probably removed from the original length when it came into the collection.
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914. The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire; Asbestos braided tubing #60 - 1"; Selvedge edge tape 3" x 1/16", heavy; Selvedge edge tape 1 1/2" x .025"; Selvedge edge tape - 1" x .020; Asbestos yarn - No. 1; 2 ply 26 cut; Asbestos yarn - 2 ply, 10 cut; Asbestos cord, #6, 1/8"
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914. The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire; Asbestos braided tubing #60 - 1"; Selvedge edge tape 3" x 1/16", heavy; Selvedge edge tape 1 1/2" x .025"; Selvedge edge tape - 1" x .020; Asbestos yarn - No. 1; 2 ply 26 cut; Asbestos yarn - 2 ply, 10 cut; Asbestos cord, #6, 1/8"
One of a handful of objects retained from an original donation of 105 asbestos products made by Keasbey & Mattison Co. in Ambler, Pennsylvania, donated by the firm to the museum in 1914.
The object list was: Filter cloth; Cloth; Metallic cloth, heavy; Metallic cloth made from asbestos yarn twisted with brass wire
