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"The Army and Navy" needle book. Packaging claims they are rust-proof. Made in occupied Japan, no date listed.

Found in "Old Mrs. Camelot" by Emery Bonett. Published by Blakiston, 1944.

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4 comments:

  1. The 'needle books' are every bit as good as the trade cards, rubber boxes (jar seals), or matchbooks when it comes to art. This is a nice one.

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  2. Were any of the needles rusty? :)

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  3. They all were, Amy. You can see it in the last photo.

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  4. Maybe those were replacement needles, inserted in the handy-dandy needle book once the original ones had gone astray...

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