Title

Work Basket of Ladies Aid Society at First Congregational Church, 1889 - 1943

Creation Date

1889 – 1943

Count

71

Description

Wicker basket with hinged lid containing needlwork items. Label says, " Work Basket, Ladies Aid Society, 1889 - 1943, First Congregational Church" in Robbinsdale.

1201.001.367_a = Basket
1201.001.367_b = Minutes book, starting in December 1920.
1201.001.367_c = Minutes book, starting in January 1926.
1201.001.367_d = Minutes book, starting in January 1941.
1201.001.367_e = Cigar box filled with notes, correspondance, and template pieces for cutting cloth.
1201.001.367_f = Strawberry emery with embroidered leaves.
1201.001.367_g = Strawberry emery with green felt leaves.
1201.001.367_h = Metal pencil sharpener.
1201.001.367_i = Wood gavel.
1201.001.367_j = Ruler for Nash Hardware Company in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
1201.001.367_k = Ruler for Fremo Cereal made by the Fredman Milling & Mfg. Co. in Minneapolis.
1201.001.367_L = Ruler for Simplex Mfg. Co., Makers of Simplex Sprayers, Minneapolis, Minn.
1201.001.367_m = Ruler for Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly, Minneapolis, Minn. "For the Lady's Work Basket."
1201.001.367_n = Folding ruler for Automatic Washer. "For the Farm. Can be driven by Any Gasoline Engine. Price $25.00. For the City. Can be Attached to Any Electric Light. Price $55.00. 'Everybody Works but Mother.' She has an Automatic Washer."
1201.001.367_o = Ruler for Purol Gasoline from The Pure Oil Co. Tiolene Motor Oil.
1201.001.367_p = Ruler for "Run it with Texaco Gasoline. Save it with Texaco Motor Oil."
1201.001.367_q = Ruler for "Run it with Texaco Gasoline. Save it with Texaco Motor Oil."
1201.001.367_r = Ruler.
1201.001.367_s = Ruler.
1201.001.367_t = Ruler.
1201.001.367_u = Ruler.
1201.001.367_v = Ruler.
1201.001.367_w = Ruler.
1201.001.367_x = Ruler.
1201.001.367_y = Wood lath.
1201.001.367_z = Wood lath.
1201.001.367_aa = Plaid cloth needlecase (with needles).
1201.001.367_ab = Velvet hardcover needlecase (with needles).
1201.001.367_ac = Maroon cardboard box (with top, bottom, and needles).
1201.001.367_ad = Metal tobacco tin with hinged top for Lorillard's Climax Plug (with needles).
1201.001.367_ae = Metal tin for Packer's Healing Tar Soap (with top, bottom, and assume needles because does not open).
1201.001.367_af = Packet of needles, size 12 - 13, wrapped in blue yarn.
1201.001.367_ag = Packet of needles, size 12 - 13, wrapped in white thread.
1201.001.367_ah = Purple cardboard box for holding needles (with top and bottom).
1201.001.367_ai = Metal scissors.
1201.001.367_aj = Metal scissors.
1201.001.367_ak = Metal scissors.
1201.001.367_aL = Black plastic pouch [for holding scissors?].
1201.001.367_am = Large metal safety pin.
1201.001.367_an = Pin cushion wrapped in leather that says, "Livingston, Mont[ana]" (with pins).
1201.001.367_ao = White cardboard box (bottom only).
1201.001.367_ap = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_aq = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_ar = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_as = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_at = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_au = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_av = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_aw = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_ax = Metal thimble.
1201.001.367_ay = White plastic thimble.
1201.001.367_az = Gray pincushion [?] with cardboard bottom.
1201.001.367_ba = Piece of wax.
1201.001.367_bb = Piece of wax.
1201.001.367_bc = Wood spool with white thread.
1201.001.367_bd = Wood spool with white thread.
1201.001.367_be = Wood spool with white thread.
1201.001.367_bf = Cardboard tube with white thread.
1201.001.367_bg = Cardboard with 7 halves of metal snaps.
1201.001.367_bh = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bi = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bj = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bk = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bL = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bm = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bn = Diamond-shaped piece of cloth.
1201.001.367_bo = Ball of white yarn.
1201.001.367_bp = Ball of tan and white fabric scraps.
1201.001.367_bq = Ball of multicolored fabric scraps.
1201.001.367_br = Ball of multicolored fabric scraps.
1201.001.367_bs = Metal clamp.
Plus 4 pencils, 1 blue wax pencil, 2 pieces of white chalk, 1 piece of pink chalk, and 1 piece of orange chalk.