John Martin's spool zoo, 1931.

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John Martin's spool zoo, 1931.

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Complete set of the Spool Cotton Company's spool zoo, set number 2. The six animals represented by cut outs of heads and tails are a fox, bear, zebra, lion, elephant, and hippo. Each animal requires a spool of a different size, onto which the head and tail are glued. Cards with the cut outs include instructions for assembly, a poem about the animal shown, and a description of what the particular size of thread is used for. The set is in an envelope that includes a letter from the manufacturer.

6 items : col. ill.

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Spool Cotton Company.

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The Spool Cotton Co. was located in Newark, N.J. It supplied material to both J.P. Coats and Clark's O.N.T., "two great names in thread." From the description of John Martin's spool zoo, 1931. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122516876 ...