Bolt, Cloth
- Object Name:
- Bolt, Cloth
- Object ID:
- 1983.093.34
- Creator:
- Indian Head Mills Inc.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Indian Head Mills Inc. / United States
- Date:
- 1950-1961
- Description:
- Bolt of cloth. Indian Head Brand. Single 35" width panel. Machine-manufactured pink cotton plain weave. Two selvedges, two raw edges. Used to make nursing uniforms at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing. Applied finish. White lettering at intervals along the selvedge: "INDIAN HEAD (dotted font) brand ALL-PURPOSE COTTON".
- Material:
- Cotton
Textile - Dimensions:
- W-35 L-242 feet
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing. Manufactured by Indian Head Mills Inc., which owned several mills throughout the United States including Alabama, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. Originally Nashua Manufacturing Co., Nashua, NH. The name changed and production in New Hampshire ceased when the Nashua Mill closed in 1948.
Used at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing, Concord, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association
- Subjects:
- Cotton, Cotton industry, Cotton mills, Nurses, Nursing, Uniforms, Pink, Indian Head Brand, Mills, Textiles, Textile production, Textile industry
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