Boye Needle Company Product Display, circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
Manufacturers frequently made display materials available to retailers to help encourage increased sales of the company's product. This Boye Needle Company product display not only displayed sewing machine needles, shuttles and bobbins in an attractive dispenser, but also included a chart to help determine the appropriate size accessory needed for different makes of sewing machines.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Showcase
Date Made
circa 1925
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
34.351.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Diameter: 16 in
Inscriptions
Marked: BOYE BRAND NEEDLES, SHUTTLES AND BOBBINS FOR YOUR MACHINE / THE BOYE NEEDLE CO. / CHICAGO / PATENTED FEB. 17, 1925
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