Object 2023-16 includes parts A-J. "A" is the sewing machine, and B-J are various sewing machine parts inside the sewing machine.
16J) Partially used spool of gray thread on a wooden spool. The top and bottom of the spool have stickers with the seller's information. One end says "J. & P. Coats Mercerized" in black and gold lettering. (Mercerized thread is when thread is put in a caustic chemical solution that helps dyes last better and makes thread more shiny.) The other end says "BOILFAST 23-A" and "J. & P. Coats" in red and blue text with a red chain around them. Both stickers are peeling and ripping off.
Edra Bogle graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in 1956. She retired as an Associate Professor of English at the University of North Texas.