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Sewing thread from the Hodge's Store, c.1930s-1940s.
In many of the early stores, counters were devoted exclusively to women and included small wares such as sewing threads and lace, as well as dress goods such as buttons, dress pins and bolts of fabric. Household linens often included the finest damasks, piano covers, linen table cloths and flannels imported from Ireland and Scotland. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
In many of the early stores, counters were devoted exclusively to women and included small wares such as sewing threads and lace, as well as dress goods such as buttons, dress pins and bolts of fabric. Household linens often included the finest damasks, piano covers, linen table cloths and flannels imported from Ireland and Scotland. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)