Grand Canyon National Park Miner's Sewing Kit. RECTANGULAR SHAPED CLOTH SEWING KIT WHICH TAPERS TO A POINT AT 1 END. ONE SIDE OF THE BAG IS BURLAP WHICH MAY BE COVERED WITH A BLACK WAX(?) WHICH IS HEAVILY CRACKED & FLAKING. THE OTHER SIDE HAS 6 SWATCHES OF DIFFERENT PATTERNED FABRIC SEWN TOGETHER. THERE IS A BLACK COTTON WIDE BORDER SEWN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BAG. THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING BAG OF 42 BUTTONS RANGING IN SIZE FROM THERE ARE METAL, MOTHER OF PEARL, CLOTH COVERED, CERAMIC & RUBBER BUTTONS. THIS ITEM WAS PART OF A 1893 MINER'S CACHE, STORED IN A LARGE SQUARE
Grand Canyon National Park Miner's Sewing Kit. RECTANGULAR SHAPED CLOTH SEWING KIT WHICH TAPERS TO A POINT AT 1 END. ONE SIDE OF THE BAG IS BURLAP WHICH MAY BE COVERED WITH A BLACK WAX(?) WHICH IS HEAVILY CRACKED & FLAKING. THE OTHER SIDE HAS 6 SWATCHES OF DIFFERENT PATTERNED FABRIC SEWN TOGETHER. THERE IS A BLACK COTTON WIDE BORDER SEWN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BAG. THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING BAG OF 42 BUTTONS RANGING IN SIZE FROM THERE ARE METAL, MOTHER OF PEARL, CLOTH COVERED, CERAMIC & RUBBER BUTTONS. THIS ITEM WAS PART OF A 1893 MINER'S CACHE, STORED IN A LARGE SQUARE TIN AND LOCATED IN THE SUPAI AREA. SOME OF THE ITEMS FROM THIS CACHE ARE ON EXHIBIT AT THE GRAND CANYON VISITOR CENTER. (SOUTH RIM) THE CACHE INCLUDED VARIOUS PROVISIONS,TOILETRIES AND SUNDRIES (CATALOG #'S 29237- 29243, 29255- 29259, 29287- 292
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