Silk embroidery threads, [ca. 1900-ca. 1949].

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Silk embroidery threads, [ca. 1900-ca. 1949].

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Consists of packets of wash silk skeins for embroidery made and marketed by several firms; a variety of colors and textures are represented. Grecian silk floss and Richtext Rope from the Richardson Silk Co. is accompanied by washing instructions and lessons in design. Other packets bear labels with such names as Rope Silk Skeins, Wash Twist, and Filo Silk from the Belding Bros.; Collingbourne's Boil-Proof Rope; J.P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Boilfast Embroidery Threads; and Royal Society threads. Washable silks made by M. Hemingways & Sons were mounted on boards bearing the name J.N. Adams & Co., Notion Dept., Buffalo, N.Y. Finally, the Bainard and Armstrong Co. sold samples of 300 different shades of "asiatic dye" wash silks for 10 cents.

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Winterthur Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6783159

Winterthur Library

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Clark's O.N.T.

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Collingbourne's Boil-Proof-Robe.

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J. & P. Coats

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J. & P. Coats, Ltd. manufactured many types of thread, from raw cotton to dyed spool thread. The firm operated in Pawtucket, R.I. From the description of Specimen case, [ca. 1880]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122555688 ...

Richardson Silk Co.

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J.N. Adams & Co.

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Belding Bros. & Co.

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Silk manufacturers; factory established by brothers, Milo Merrick and Alvah Norton Belding in Rockville, Conn., in 1866; second mill built in Northampton, Mass., 1874, with additional facilities constructed in Belding, Mich., San Francisco, Calif., and Montreal, Canada, with salesrooms and offices in New York, N.Y., Chicago, Ill., and elsewhere. From the description of Belding Brothers and Company records, 1893-1903. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28497927 ...

Brainerd and Armstrong Co.

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M. Hemingway & Sons.

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