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J. & P. Coats’ Exhibit in Machinery Hall

Description: Image of the J. & P. Coats exhibit in Machinery Hall at the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876 on a leaflet advertising their "spool cotton and how it is made;" a display with spools of cotton is visible at front left; machinery for winding and ticketing spools of thread takes up the rest of the exhibit space.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1876
Call number: priJLC_FAIR_001754
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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J. & P. Coats best six-cord spool cotton, for hand and machine

Visual Materials

Image of a woman with a small dog indoors in an advertisement for J. & P. Coats cotton thread; the dog is playing with a spool of thread on the floor while the woman pulls on the length of thread attached to her embroidery project that is unwinding from the spool on the floor; the room is finely furnished, including a brocade settee, patterned screens, a bearskin rug and woven rug on the floor, and an ornamental plat stand.

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Children's Drawing Book

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One manufacturer's advertisement/drawing book entitled Children's Drawing Book, published by The Coats Thread Co., American Works, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, ca. 1890. This drawing book is 8 pages in length and contains 5 images, on grids, for copying onto separate grids. The first image is on the inside of the front cover. The front and back covers are printed in red. The title is framed by a decorative flourish above an image of an open sketchbook with drawing tools. Beneath is printed: "Presented by The Coats Thread Co. Sole agents U.S. for J. & P. Coats' Spool Cotton. (American Works, Pawtucket, R.I.)". On the back cover is an image of a spool of thread with the words "J. & P. Coats' best six cord spool cotton. White, fast black & colors."

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The first lesson, : "Use Clark's O.N.T. spool cotton."

Visual Materials

Image of a woman sitting with a young girl and teaching her how to sew on a sewing machine in an advertisement for spool cotton; table draped in cloth; a small wicker table in front of the sewing machine holds fabric, a box of Clark's Our New Thread, and a pincushion; a pair of cats plays with a spool of thread on a cushion nearby; slogan on sewing machine reads, "Clark's O.N.T. will work on any machine."

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Machinery Hall. Grand United States Centennial Exhibition 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

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Image of the exterior of the Machinery Hall building for the United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; several men and women visible walking outside the building; large statuary visible at right next to the building.

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Machinery Hall, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia

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Image of the exterior of the Art Gallery building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; pedestrians visible in front of the hall in a park-like setting.

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Liberty Hall

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With woodcut images of musical instruments, minstrel performers, and two head-and-shoulder portraits presumably of Ben Cotton and Sam Sharpley of Ben Cotton and Sam Sharpley's Minstrels

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J. & P. Coats’ Exhibit in Machinery Hall

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