- Manufactured by
- The American Thread Company, American, 1898 - 1985
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- before 1985
- Medium
- thread on wood with ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 in. (5.2 × 3.7 × 3.7 cm)
- Description
- A spool of black thread from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The black cotton thread has been wound on a natural wood spool. The spool features a hole at the center of each of the spool caps. Adhered to one spool cap is a white, circular, adhesive label with a red and white graphic of an encircled, five pointed star at the center. Navy blue text printed around the star graphic reads [AMERICAN THREAD CO.]. The other spool cap is plain with adhesive residue on the surface.
- Place made
- Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- spools
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Clothing and dress
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.1.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




