Box, Sewing
- Object Name:
- Box, Sewing
- Object ID:
- 2003.038.04
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- U.S. Navy sewing kit. Square cardboard box covered with dark blue fabric inside and out. Contains scissors stamped "USA", 8 spools of thread, box of buttons and safety pins, plastic thimble, one needle, and an embroidered honorable discharge insignia ("Ruptured Duck"). Box has folding cover with metal snap closure. Lining of cover is stamped "BELDING-CORTICELLI".
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-1.3 W-3.5 L-3.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by Paul H. Noyes Sr. (1920-1998) of Enfield, NH, while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was an Aviation Metalsmith.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alice and Paul H. Noyes Jr.
- People:
- Noyes, Paul H. Sr. (1920-1998)
- Subjects:
- Navy, World War II, Sewing, Sewing equipment and supplies, Naval aviation
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