Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Hat box without lid (a) made from a pasteboard bottom printed in cream and gold stripes, and clear plastic sides. The container was used by Mae Reeves to hold the following items: (b): Published paper sewing pattern by Kandel Knits for a mini cape, pattern number 653. (c): Pair of metal scissors with black painted handles. (d): Metal tracing wheel with a marbled cream plastic handle. Made by Dritz. (e): Ziploc bag containing a black and white plaid ribbon bow and nine (9) cards wrapped with various finishing tapes and trims. (f): Ziploc bag containing seven (7) cards wrapped in black lace, one (1) length of loose black lace, one (1) length of rolled white fabric trim, and one (1) cream lace collar. (g): Ziploc bag containing six (6) cards of buttons and seventeen (17) loose buttons, all of various colors and sizes.

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