- Manufactured by
- Newey's, British, founded 1864
- 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: 2 1/16 x 4 3/4 in. (5.2 x 12.1 cm)
- Description
- A paper card with a row of eleven (11) unused black metal hook-and-eyes found in 2010.6.66.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. The card has a blue background with text and advertisement imagery for the manufacturer printed in black, red, and white. The hook-and-eyes are attached with string to the paper. A twelfth hook-and-eye was attached in the lower right corner, but the paper is torn off and the fastener is missing.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- fasteners
- 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
- 2010.6.66.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




