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- Needle Case, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
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Needle Case, 1870-1890
- Trade Card for Milward's Helix Needles, Henry Milward & Sons, 1870-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Milward's Helix Needles, Henry Milward & Sons, 1870-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Medical Kit -
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Medical Kit
- Hallmark "Popcorn Mouse" Christmas Ornament, 1986 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1986
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Hallmark "Popcorn Mouse" Christmas Ornament, 1986
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Holiday Inn Sewing Kit, circa 1968 - Travelers cannot pack everything or they sometimes forget to pack the simplest things. Motel management began providing small amenities for their guests as an additional service. This ca. 1968 sewing kit provided by Holiday Inn helped guests who needed to repair a tear or attach a loose button.
- circa 1968
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Holiday Inn Sewing Kit, circa 1968
Travelers cannot pack everything or they sometimes forget to pack the simplest things. Motel management began providing small amenities for their guests as an additional service. This ca. 1968 sewing kit provided by Holiday Inn helped guests who needed to repair a tear or attach a loose button.
- Seton Needle, 1890-1925 - Veterinarians used a seton needle to insert a thread or cord (called a seton) beneath the skin around a wound or abscess to encourage drainage. This needle belonged to M. C. Bigelow, a veterinary doctor from Flushing, Michigan.
- 1890-1925
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Seton Needle, 1890-1925
Veterinarians used a seton needle to insert a thread or cord (called a seton) beneath the skin around a wound or abscess to encourage drainage. This needle belonged to M. C. Bigelow, a veterinary doctor from Flushing, Michigan.
- Seton Needle, 1890-1925 - Veterinarians used a seton needle to insert a thread or cord (called a seton) beneath the skin around a wound or abscess to encourage drainage. This needle belonged to M. C. Bigelow, a veterinary doctor from Flushing, Michigan.
- 1890-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Seton Needle, 1890-1925
Veterinarians used a seton needle to insert a thread or cord (called a seton) beneath the skin around a wound or abscess to encourage drainage. This needle belonged to M. C. Bigelow, a veterinary doctor from Flushing, Michigan.
- Skelly Oil Promotional Needle Book, 1950-1965 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. Skelly Oil handed out this needle book (a case to hold and store needles) to customers. Users saw the Skelly logo and were reminded of Skelly petroleum products every time they darned a sock, patched at pair of pants or repaired a torn shirt.
- 1950-1965
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Skelly Oil Promotional Needle Book, 1950-1965
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. Skelly Oil handed out this needle book (a case to hold and store needles) to customers. Users saw the Skelly logo and were reminded of Skelly petroleum products every time they darned a sock, patched at pair of pants or repaired a torn shirt.
- Seton Needle - Veterinarians used a seton needle to insert a thread or cord (called a seton) beneath the skin around a wound or abscess to encourage drainage. F. Eugene Eads, a veterinarian from Grosse Point, Michigan, used this seton needle in his veterinary practice.
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Seton Needle
Veterinarians used a seton needle to insert a thread or cord (called a seton) beneath the skin around a wound or abscess to encourage drainage. F. Eugene Eads, a veterinarian from Grosse Point, Michigan, used this seton needle in his veterinary practice.
- Columbian Exposition Souvenir Sewing Needle Packets, 1893 - The World's Columbian Exposition celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. More than 25 million visitors attended the Chicago fair in 1893. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as these sewing needle packets depicting Columbus, the 15th-century explorer, and Columbia, the female personification of the United States of America.
- 1893
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Columbian Exposition Souvenir Sewing Needle Packets, 1893
The World's Columbian Exposition celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. More than 25 million visitors attended the Chicago fair in 1893. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as these sewing needle packets depicting Columbus, the 15th-century explorer, and Columbia, the female personification of the United States of America.