anyone good at dating embroidery floss? I think this might be pre ww1 and it suddenly scares me.

it has traveled around with me for the last decade.

it was a gift from a friend. I got it after she and her mother cleaned out her grandmother's house.

the other bits of floss in there is from the 40s and 50s

I just found a newspaper from 1890 advertising that company and brand

The Day - Google News Archive Search

wow that is so cool though

yeah, super cool!

Yeah there are some patents on it from 1895

that's so cool!