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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2017.0098.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Coats (Canada) Ltd., J and P.
- MODEL
- Drima, Coats White
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic spool and polyester thread Bobine synthétique et fil polyester
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 3.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 2.5 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Textile working
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Coats
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1950's
- Canada
-
Purchased by the donor’s mother. Acheté par la mère du donateur. - Function
-
Used to stitch fabrics. Pour coudre des vêtements. - Technical
-
An example of a thread spool from the 1950s. J.&P. Coats is a British company, thelargest manufacturer of threads in the world. The company dates back to 1802 and hasbeen operating under the current name since 1830. Un exemple d'une bobine de fil des années 1950. J.&P. Coats est une compagnie Britannique, le plus grand manufacturier de fil au monde. La compagnie date jusqu'en 1802 et continue à opérer sous le même nom depuis 1830. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- White label reads "J & P Coats (Canada) Ltd./ [Circular logo]/ Coats/ COLOUR/ WHITE". Purple label reads "spun polyester 100 yd (91m)/ [Circular logo]/ Drima". Black print on wrapper "COATS/ DRIMA/ [Circular logo/ CA 0051/ 100% spun/ polyester file/ 42 [cents]".
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Light grey coloured synthetic spool with white polyester thread. Circular labels on either end. First is white with purple print and the second is purple with white print. Clear synthetic wrap around thread has black print. Bobine synthétique de couleur gris pâle avec fil blanc en polyester. Des étiquettes circulaires sur les deux côtés. Le premier est blanc avec écriture mauve et le deuxième est mauve avec écriture blanche. Contoure synthétique claire a de l'écriture noire.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Coats (Canada) Ltd., J and P., Thread, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2017.0098, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2017.0098.001/
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