Manufactured by
Dix and Rands
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal and paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (Each Package): 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 2.8 x 0.3 cm)
Description
Six packs of size 3/9 Sharps needles manufactured by Dix and Rands found in 2010.6.66.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
needles
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
2010.6.66.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55730a269-0593-40e5-9854-b90da182a36b

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