Six large rectangular tan coloured cardboard thread containers. Three quarters of lid covered with woven material print. Lid top printed in blue with ‘ANCHOR’ and a blue anchor. ‘CLARK’S’ printed in black above and ‘FAST COLOUR/Pearl Cotton’ printed below. ‘(anchor)/CLARK & CO.PAISLEY’ printed on each side of lid. ’10 BALLS EACH 10 GRAMMES ART.No./4591/Made in Great Britain M.R’ printed on one end of lid. 25mm long rectangular section cut out of one end to reveal sticker on container bottom.
[.1] Base covered in same woven print as lid. ‘(anchor) CLARK & CO. PAISLEY’ printed in black on base bottom. ‘Pearl Cotton No. 12/ANCHOR’ and anchor symbol printed on one end of lid. ‘609’ printed in black on cream sticker on end of bottom. Folded rectangular piece of yellowed tissue paper inside.
[.2] Base covered in same woven print as lid. ‘(anchor) CLARK & CO. PAISLEY’ printed in black on base bottom. ‘Pearl Cotton No. 12/ANCHOR’ and anchor symbol printed on one end of lid. ‘700’ printed in white on red sticker on end of bottom. Folded rectangular piece of yellowed tissue paper inside.
[.3] Container bottom plain white and unmarked. ‘(anchor) CLARK & CO. PAISLEY’ printed in black on base bottom. ‘885/1203.’ printed in white on red sticker on one end of bottom. Folded rectangular piece of yellowed tissue paper inside.
[.4] Container bottom plain white and unmarked. One end of the lid has the anchor symbol, and is marked ‘Pearl Cotton No. 8/ANCHOR’. ‘466/027’printed in black on pink sticker on one end of bottom. Folded rectangular piece of yellowed tissue paper inside.
[.5] Container bottom plain white. . ‘Pearl Cotton No. 8/ANCHOR’ and anchor symbol printed on one end of lid. ‘413’printed in black on purple sticker on one end of bottom. 25mm long blue biro mark on container bottom.
[.6] Base covered in same woven print as lid. ‘(anchor) CLARK & CO. PAISLEY’ printed in black on base bottom. ‘Pearl Cotton No. 12/ANCHOR’ and anchor symbol printed on one end of lid. ‘894/1213’ printed in black on green sticker on end of bottom. Folded rectangular piece of yellowed tissue paper inside.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H2013.222.1-6 |
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| Accession Date: | 19 Jun 2013 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2012 |
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| Credit: | Hazel Nash Collection |
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