An antique ball of thread from the American Thread Company, Fall River, Massachusetts. The Kerr Mills became part of ATCO in 1899, and the Fall River plant closed in 1953. The entire complex was destroyed by a massive fire in January 1987. I remember seeing the flames just starting in the first mill on my way to school that morning, but missed the fire because I had to get to school. I picked up this entire original box of old crochet thread on ebay a few months back. Cool piece of local textile history.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Ball-o-thread
An antique ball of thread from the American Thread Company, Fall River, Massachusetts. The Kerr Mills became part of ATCO in 1899, and the Fall River plant closed in 1953. The entire complex was destroyed by a massive fire in January 1987. I remember seeing the flames just starting in the first mill on my way to school that morning, but missed the fire because I had to get to school. I picked up this entire original box of old crochet thread on ebay a few months back. Cool piece of local textile history.
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