Richardson Silk Co. -- Richardson's mercerized cotton thread top and bottom;
Richardsons Sew with Silk top and bottom; and Richardson Silk Co. top [ bottom nearly
identical]. Est. 1930s-50s.
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Belding Corticelli Richardson -- tops of purple label silk and green
label cotton; Sew with Silk top and bottom; and mercerized cotton top
and bottom. Est. 1950s -60s.
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Belding and Corticelli brands -- Belding Hemingway top; Belding waxed thread
top; Belding Poly-Bond [late 1960s-early 70s] top; two Corticelli tops. Est.
1930s-50s.
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 Belding Corticelli Co.--
silk top; silk top and bottom; cotton top and bottom; polybond top and bottom with
different prices. Est. 1950s-early 70s.
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Belding Corticelli Co. -- silk and cotton tops with bottoms showing varying
prices; large-size belwaxed top and bottom, nicely waxed-finish spool. Est 1950s-early
70s. |
Early Corticelli thread. Best Twist top and Machine Twist top -- notice kitten
emblem in red and blue printing; both have same bottom label which reads "Established
in 1838, Manufactured at Florence Mass." |
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 The
Corticelli kitten logo or emblem is described in this appealing 1984 book The Cat Made
Me Buy It. Here are three versions of the kitten logo [enlarged] which look more
like bearded lions.
- Book courtesy Shirley McElderry |
Lily top and bottom, Lily bottom with metal hole reinforcement, Lily dressmaker
size top and two Belding Lily dressmaker size foam tops. Est.
1950s-60s. |
Corticelli Thread -- midget spools of darning silk. Even though spools are
same size, notice the different size holes. Date unknown.
- Courtesy Sharon Stark |
Belding Corticelli mercerized cotton dressmaker spool; size A is size 50. Est. 1950s-early 70s. - Courtesy Marge Thomas |
Contents of a Corticelli gift sewing travel pack include darning and sewing cotton wound on miniature black spools. Est. late 1960s-early 70s.
- Courtesy Val Magnuson |
Pilgrim by Belding Heminway -- pure dye silk; top and bottom labels; est. 1920s-30s.
- Courtesy Sheila Ramsey
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