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Kit, Craft

Object Name:
Kit, Craft
Object ID:
1995.093.05
Place of Origin:
Des Moines, IA
Date:
1952
Description:
Mail order craft kit, unused. "Emblemcraft" craft kit. Cardboard box containing 12 items: 1) gold wire with sewing needle, 2-4) glassine envelopes of beads and sequins, 5) black felt, 6) brown felt, 7) buckram, 8-10) instruction sheets for "Royal Shield," Crystal Leaf," and "Golden Butterfly," 11) order form, and 12) newsletter. Box addressed to Mrs. J. A. Trempe, 17 Clinton St., Milford, NH, from The Month's Fad Club, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa; postmarked Nov. 10, 1952.
Material:
Paper
Textile
Dimensions:
H-3 W-5 D-1 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
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