Coats USA -- large-size SuperSheen with two different price bottoms; medium size
SuperSheen top and bottom early plastic; Coats Golden Chain top. Est. 1960s-early 70s.
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John Clark Jr Mile-End -- Two versions of silver tops; three versions of two
bottom sizes and thread sizes. Est. 1920s-30s.
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Coats & Clark ONT -- small size mercerized top with red bottom;
small-size mercerized with blue bottom; nylon [green and red label] top and bottom. Est.
1950s-60s.
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Coats & Clark's ONT -- medium-size wood spools top and bottom; medium-size
plastic spools top and bottom. Est. 1960s-early 70s.
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Coats & Clark ONT -- two large-size top labels; large-size mercerized
top and bottom. 1950s-60s.
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Coats & Clark ONT -- large-size with red bottom; large size with blue
bottom. Est. 1950s.
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Clark's ONT -- two large tops and one bottom showing spool cotton label. Est.
1940s-50s.
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Clark's ONT -- two large-size tops, plastic spools, 1960s-early 70s;
medium-large top with similar bottom shown on spool beside it. Est
1940s-50s.
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Clark's ONT -- large-size top and bottom; medium-large top and bottom;
medium-size top and bottom. Est. 1940s-50s.
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 Clark's ONT -- small-size
blue top wood [bottom is red & blue on white], red top and bottom plastic, est.
1960s-early 70s. Small-size black and gold top and bottom, est. 1950s-60s.
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Clark's ONT -- small-size top and bottom showing several thread sizes; smaller
top and bottom showing 3 thread sizes. Est. 1940s-60s.
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Clark's ONT -- tiny spool bottom states: sheer fabric." Est. 1950s.
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 J&P Coats USA --three tops alike
with different bottoms; 6-cord top and bottom. 1940s-50s. |
J&P Coats USA -- large-size top and bottom; medium-size top and bottom which
also came in larger size shown in bottom; est. 1940s-50s.
Medium-large size top which has chain ring on bottom with 70 in the center, est. 1930s.
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J&P Coats USA -- small spool from a sewing kit or presentation box; est.
1950s.
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 J&P Coats USA -- SuperSheen top
plastic, est. late 1960s-early 70s; two silver tops with same bottom label as shown;
est. 1950s-60s.
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J&P Coats USA -- [1] scrollwork with four evenly spaced 70 on
both ends, bottom label states The Spool Cotton Co., sole agent with 13 in center; est.
1920s30s. [2] top label with similar scrollwork and four evenly spaced 70 on top
only, bottom is chain ring with 70 in center; [3] bottom with scrollwork and four evenly
spaced 100, top is same as #2; [4] small 6-cord top, bottom is chain ring with 70 in
center; [5] scrollwork at both ends with four evenly spaced 120; [6] fluted rim bottom.
#2-6 est. early 1900s.
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J&P Coats -- pure silk thread, size A and boilfast! Est. 1940s-50s.
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| Top and bottom labels of J&P Coats' Dacron, an early polyester thread. Wood spool, size A and caution to use warm iron. Est. late 1950s-mid 60s. - Courtesy Barbara Ziolkowski
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Blossom is a Coats & Clark product, extra-strong mercerized #50 thread. Est. late 1940s -1950s based on 10¢ price. - Courtesy Barbara Ziolkowksi
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