Case
John Fisher Memorial Museum
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| Object Name: | Case |
|---|---|
| Artist/Maker: | william Hall 7 Co. LTD |
| Object Type: | Case. Needle |
| Category: | Case, Needle |
| Material: | paper, plastic, nickel plated metal |
| Technique: | Manufactured |
| Accession Number: | 2013.unk.018 |
| Description: | Container holding 3 remaining nickel plated needles used for sewing including embroidery. |
| Narrative: | This Needle case contained twenty five needles when new. The case and needles known as Elephant Brand date to the 1940's. Research shows that Redditch, England once produced 90% of the worlds sewing needles. |
| History of Use: | The donor is unkown, we do know that these are embroidery neelles know as Elephant Brand |
| Length: | 5.4 cm |
| Width: | 3.2 cm |
| Institution: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Institution City: | Kingston |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |