Thirteen spools of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop

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Thirteen (13) wooden, cardboard, and plastic spools of thread in varying fibers and colors found in box 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. Spools .8 through .13 are unraveled with the loose ends tangled in a large knot of thread. There are also two (2) paper tags not numbered. Manufacturer labels on the thread include Six Star, Royal Silk Company, Queen Silk Co., J & P Coats, Excell A&E Mills Inc., Brainerd, Armstrong & Co., Woolco, and Beats-All Trimmer's.

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