Historical information

Corrosion or rust were a great threat to sewing needles before the invention of stainless steel. Manufacturers attempted to counter this by using specialised black paper

Significance

Corrosion or rust were a great threat to sewing needles before the invention of stainless steel. Manufacturers attempted to counter this by using specialised black paper

Physical description

Dark grey paper printed needle packaging. Gold print, containing 2 steel needles. Verso has decorative gold patterned band.

Inscriptions & markings

THE NEW RUST-PREVENTING NEEDLE CASE, FURNISHED WITH English Needles