Mini sewing kit from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

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A mini sewing kit from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The small plastic kit is rectangular in shape with rounded corners. The case (A2015.273.1.1.38a) has a solid black bottom and a clear plastic top with a molded plastic snap closure at the center of one short side and a molded plastic hinge on the other. It opens to reveal two interior compartments on the left and right sides. Printed on the front of the sewing kit is gold text that reads [BANKERS TRUST] below a gold and black logo of a stylized evergreen tree. One corner of the lid is partially melted. The bottom is plain. Six loose items inside the case include: a piece of red foil paper holding three sewing needles with repeating black text printed on the white paper backing that reads [Made in Japan](A2015.273.1.1.38b); a green plastic thimble (A2015.273.1.1.38c); a small, black, plastic spool of taupe thread (A2015.273.1.1.

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