D22_006598 Needles in Envelope

Item Reference: 006598
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Seven needles of varying thickness and brands, and various uses, enclosed within a small paper envelope that at one point held 25 needles. The branded needles are John James and Sons and Milward and Sons, both based in Redditch. The envelope appears to have been repurposed as it says ’25 needles’ in blue pen, the original use for the envelope may have been to do with money or work.
Date: c. Early 1920s
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front of repurposed small brown envelope
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back of brown envelope showing holes from needles
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Group of six needles in front of envelope the were stored in.
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a needle
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Close up of a needle with a thick gap for thread and a rounded tip
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Close up of a needle with a gap for thick thread and a curved, sharp tip. Needle in inscribed with Millwards and Sons.
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Unbranded needle with a rounded tip
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Double eyed darning needle
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Sewing needle with a rounded tip
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Sewing needle with a rounded tip
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