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J. & P. Coats best six-cord spool cotton, for hand and machine

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1880s
Call number: priJLC_FASH_002507
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

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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J. & P. Coats’ Exhibit in Machinery Hall

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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.

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Nashawannuck M'f'g Co. suspenders

Visual Materials

Image of a woman in a white draped dress and mantle reclining on pillows outside on a hammock with a fan in one hand; a dog sits on a skin rug on the floor next to her; columned patio with plants and greenery visible in the background; lions holding flags with "N" for Nashawannuck Manufacturing Company with motto, "Trade mark. Labor omnia vincit" in shield-shaped frames at top left and right.

priJLC_FASH_002953

[Family life in Pompeii]

Visual Materials

Image of a child and seated woman in Roman dress in a well-appointed home in Pompeii; broken doll on the floor near the child; animal-skin rug on the floor and fountain in background.

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[Proof sheet of six images with flowers, girl, thread, and pins]

Visual Materials

Image of a proof sheet of six blank calendar pages (each with room for 2 months) with flowers, a young woman, socks and other clothing hanging on clotheslines, thread, and pins.

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Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine

Visual Materials

Image of an advertisement for Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine; woman sick in bed with bottles of Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine, and Dr. Munn's elixir of opium on her bedside table; another woman is seated next to the bed looking after her; girl, dog and kittens play on floor nearby; several framed pictures on wall; men work at stripping bark from trees outside the doorway.

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J. & P. Coats best six-cord spool cotton, for hand and machine

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