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Title: Trade card for J. & P. Coats Thread Co. Accession Number: 2001.24.7 Category: ADVERTISING Type: trade card Maker: Place: Date: Materials: paper Description: Trade card J. & P. Coats Thread Co.; color lithograph with maritime theme printed on card; 2 pairs of children sailing 2 toy boats, large spool of thread lower right printed "J. & P. COATS/ BEST CORD"; printed on back "We will not weary you with statistics telling how/ MESSRS./ J. & P. COATS/ MAKE THEIR/ BEST SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON/ . . ." F. Calabretta notes: One of the children in this scene is using J. & P Coats thread to secure his toy boat to shore.

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