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Seam ripper from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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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Catalog reference: 2010.6.203

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