Cotton reel
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton, wood and metal
Measurements
60 mm x 40 mm
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Birmingham Back to Backs
NT 92665
Summary
Cotton reel: reel of black thread (buttonhole twist) on a wooden cylindrical reel with flange top and bottom. Ends of thread fastened with pins.
Provenance
Gift of George Saunders, tailor who resided in House 57 from 1974 - 2001.
Marks and inscriptions
BLK 70yds (printed on reel)