Manufactured by
Dritz, American, founded 1920
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal, plastic, cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D (In package): 5 x 3 x 3/16 in. (12.7 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm)
Description
A Dritz brand seam ripper with a blue plastic handle in an unopened package. The package is made from paper printed with a cream background, and blue and black text. The seam ripper is inside a plastic tube that is adhered to the paper. The back of the paper package has directions for use printed on it in black text. A sales tag is adhered in the upper right front corner.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
tools
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
Women
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
2010.6.203
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f687552-2eee-4f0f-9553-9fb34cf959ad

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