"The Army and Navy Needle Book"

sewing kit

SEWING & NEEDLEWORK EQUIPMENT
Germany
circa 1897
paper; metal
Overall: 2 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 1/8 in.

Cardboard sewing kit; front cover has color lithograph of USS IOWA; printed on top "The Army and Navy Needle Book"; printed on right side "GERMANY"; printed on bottom "Iowa"; on reverse is color lithograph of eagle with shield on globe; printed on bottom left "GERMANY"; inside are 2 black needle packets (one contains 2 needles) and 1 red strip (contains 1 needle) and remnants of 3 packets; printed on top left "Silver Steel"; printed on bottom left " hardened in Oil"; printed labels on needle packets "Imperial Best/ No 7/ ROYAL/ IMPROV'D/ SILVER EYD/ CAST STEEL / SHARPS/ GERMANY".


1998.69.1

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