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1958.117

ID Number: 1958.117
Category: T&E For Materials
Sub-category: textileworking T&E
Item Type: thread
Item Name: counter
Date: 1848
Materials: METAL, STEEL GLASS
Measurements: overall: .28 cm x 1.69 cm x 6.78 cm
Description: - hinged with pins - 2 square and 1 rectangular sections - section with magnifying glass fold into middle section first, then other sections folds in top of sections with glass - middle and third sections have square and rectangular openings (i.e. when folded, owner can see through)
History: - belonged to Mr. Lauzon's grandmother, Matilda Brousseau Fredericks who received it from her father Pierre Brousseau - brought to Tilbury from Montreal in 1848 Used when counting number to the inch in fabrics (according to Mrs. Macdonald).
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

Subjects

Brousseau Fredericks, Matilda person

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