- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/16 in. (17.8 x 7 x 8.1 cm)
- Description
- A metal receipt spindle with a dark base and silver spindle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The base is hexagonal, with six (6) circular perforations around the top and a cast floral decorative design on each side.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- tools
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Object number
- 2010.6.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




