Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Seam ripper from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A Dritz brand seam ripper with a blue plastic handle in an unopened package. The package is made from paper printed with a cream background, and blue and black text. The seam ripper is inside a plastic tube that is adhered to the paper. The back of the paper package has directions for use printed on it in black text. A sales tag is adhered in the upper right front corner.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2010.6.203
