J Henry Smith of Nottingham LUSTLEIGH Rayon Thread X3 Rayon Embroidery Blue
Incredibly rare thread with a local history value. J. Henry Smith was a thread manufacturer at various sites within Nottingham, the city and it's environs being a bastion of the lace and framework knitting industries right up until the late 20c. In the pictures is one I found from the Nottingham Post showing a woman working in the factory at Cooper St.
Unused and still with original paper wrappers and labels. A lovely fresh pale blue, LUSTLEIGH thread was designed for embroidery, rayon being a novel yarn that replaced silk. Three spools in this lot. From the packaging and typography I would say 1950s.
Incredibly rare thread with a local history value. J. Henry Smith was a thread manufacturer at various sites within Nottingham, the city and it's environs being a bastion of the lace and framework knitting industries right up until the late 20c. In the pictures is one I found from the Nottingham Post showing a woman working in the factory at Cooper St.
Unused and still with original paper wrappers and labels. A lovely fresh pale blue, LUSTLEIGH thread was designed for embroidery, rayon being a novel yarn that replaced silk. Three spools in this lot. From the packaging and typography I would say 1950s.
Incredibly rare thread with a local history value. J. Henry Smith was a thread manufacturer at various sites within Nottingham, the city and it's environs being a bastion of the lace and framework knitting industries right up until the late 20c. In the pictures is one I found from the Nottingham Post showing a woman working in the factory at Cooper St.
Unused and still with original paper wrappers and labels. A lovely fresh pale blue, LUSTLEIGH thread was designed for embroidery, rayon being a novel yarn that replaced silk. Three spools in this lot. From the packaging and typography I would say 1950s.
