Kit, Craft
- Object Name:
- Kit, Craft
- Object ID:
- 1995.093.02
- Place of Origin:
- Des Moines, IA
- Date:
- 1953
- Description:
- Mail order craft kit, unused. "Pyramid Purse" craft kit. Paper envelope containing nine items: 1) length of black and gold ribbon, 2) piece of black felt, 3-4) two pictures of completed project, 5) instructions, 6) order form, 7) return envelope, 8) list of contest winners, and 9) catalog, "HANDCRAFT SENSATIONS". In original envelope, addressed to Mrs. J. A. Trempe, 17 Clinton St., Milford, NH, from The Month's Fad Club, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa; postmarked Sep. 9, 1953.
- Material:
- Paper
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-6.8 W-10 inches
- Provenance:
- The kits are in packages addressed to Mrs. J. A. Trempe, Milford, NH, from The Month's Fad Club, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, postmarked 1952 and 1953. Purchased by donors at a flea market.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Anne LaBrusciano and David Carris
- Subjects:
- Crafts (Handicraft)
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