Fifteen cotton reels, various sizes and makes
Five of fifteen cotton reels, various sizes and makes
One wooden linen thread spool with a circular blue and white label on top with white thread on the spool, 1920-1970. Label indicates the spool once held 50 yards of size 30 linen thread.
One wooden cotton thread spool with black thread by J. & P. Coats, Glasgow, 1920-1970. The white, green and red circular label indicates the spool could hold 200 yards or 183 metres of size 36 cotton thread.
One wooden silk substitute cotton thread spool with purple thread by Dewhurst Sylko, Yorkshire, England, 1938-1959. The white, navy blue and faded red circular label indicates the spool holds size 40 silk substitute cotton thread.
One wooden cotton thread spool with yellow thread, 1920-1970. The white, blue and gold circular label indicates the spool could hold 130 yards of size 40 cotton thread.
One wooden cotton thread spool with red or 'color 171' thread by J. & P. Coats, Glasgow, 1920-1970.
Ten of fifteen cotton reels, various sizes and makes