COTTON SEWING THREAD, 4 x reels of. New, 3 x "Rothfield"; red, lime green, lilac. 1 x "Trident", mauve

H2013.122.1-4

1. Red, mercerised cotton thread, machine wound on solid cardboard cylinder, with original cellophane protection on which "UNITEE / Super Mercerised /MACHINE TWIST /1000 yards. / "ROTHFIELD & Co Ltd. MELBOURNE' is printed in black including a logo of "ROTHFIELD & Co Ltd. / MADE IN AUSTRALIA".
2. Pale pink, mercerised cotton thread, wound on solid cardboard cylinder with same cellophane and printing as 1.
3. Lime green, mercerised cotton thread wound on solid cardboard cylinder with same cellophane as for 1 but printing is bolder and blacker
4. Mauve mercerised cotton thread on smaller cardboard cylinder on which "TRIDENT / COATES / 500 Yds / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' is printed. The cellophane protector has an image of a trident printed in gold and J.& P. COATS/... "TRIDENT / No. 40 / COTTON THREAD MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2013.122.1-4
Accession Date: 9 Oct 2014
Acquisition Year: 2013

Material

Cotton Thread

Cotton, cellophane, cardboard

0 - Whole
Cellophane/Paper
Cardboard/Paper

Measurement

length60mm1-3
circumference11.2cm1-3
length65mm4
circumference9.5cm4

 

 

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