VERY RARE LATE 1800S, EARLY 1900S VINTAGE WOOD THREAD/NEEDLE BOX WITH ORIGINAL STICKER INSIDEIN NEED OF A LOT OF TLC THIS ANTIQUE WOOD BOX OUTER IS WELL WORN
SEE SCANS LOTS OF WEAR TO OUTER TARTAN WOOD BOX
ORIGINAL J & P COATS FERGUSLIE THREAD WORKS, PAISLEY STICKER INSIDE LID
LENGTH APPROX 5.5", HEIGHT 2"
ORIGINAL HINGED LID WOOD BOX
STILL VERY DESIREABLE AND LOCAL INTEREST WITH CONDITION OF BOX
HINGES AND LOCK STILL WORK, BASE NEEDS SOME ADHESIVE FIXING
SELLING ANTIQUE BOX IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH LOTS OF WEAR, SEE SCANS
J & P COATS MANUFACTURES OF SIX CORD SEWING COTTON FOR MACHINE AND HAND SEWING
BOX IS WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD, I DOUBT MANY SURVIVED THIS LONG
WOULD HAVE BEING SOLD FOR NEEDLES, THREAD ETC
A GREAT LOCAL PIECE OF INTEREST
PAISLEY, RENFREWSHIRE, SCOTLAND INTEREST
THE MILL FACTORY SHUT IN 1984, AND BUILDING SEEN ON PICTURE WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1992
THE FACTORY HAD STOOD SINCE 1860
PAISLEY WAS AT CENTRE OF COTTON /SEWING INDUSTRY IN SCOTLAND
RARE BOX, FREEPOST 2ND UK
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