Vintage Thread Chart & Photo Gallery
Thread Labels 4 – Meyer Thread Co, G. Hall Jr Co, Keystone Thread, Dragon Thread, Glasgo
Thread,
Hammond and Hammilton Co, Dexter/Collingbourne/Virginia Snow
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John C. Meyer Thread Co. — Meyer’s carpet |
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Meyer Thread Co. — top reads John C. Meyer |
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G. Hall Jr. Co. — Climax Spool Thread on |
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Keystone Thread — combed Sea Island cotton |
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 Dragon Thread — labels are the same at both |
 Glasgo Thread Co. — red-dyed bow tie spool. |
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 Hammond & Hamilton Co. — Putnam Mills |
Subsilk by Henry Myer Thread Co., a heavy |
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| Fruit of the Loom 12-color thread assortment. Sides of box feature labels corresponding to each spool; there are no labels on spools. Wood spools are rough and splintery. Bottom of box reveals zip code so thread would likely date mid-1960s to early 70s. |
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 Collingbourne’s Gold Medal silk thread, Gold Medal best buttonhole |
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 Collingbourne’s carpet and button thread, Dexter 6-cord spool cotton, Collingbourne Gold Medal purse silk and Collingbourne’s silk finish sewing thread.
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All Dexter and Collingbourne threads shown in these four photos are from the Virginia Snow Studio Crochet Instruction Book and Fall & Winter Catalogue 1931-32. |
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 Tops and bottom labels for Byssine, a #50 silk-finish cotton by Colingbourne Mills. Est. 1940-s=early 60s. – Courtesy Barbara Ziolkowski |
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 Gloria — brandname of cotton thread by The Thread Mills Inc. Date unknown but appears to be 1950s or later. – Courtesy Sharon Stark |
 None’s Better than MP — according to manufacturer Max Pollack Co. Inc of its cotton thread. Note beautiful spool wood and finish. Est 1930s-40s. – Courtesty Sharon Stark |
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 Maple leaf trademark and French/English labeling indicate The National Thread Ltd./Le Fil National Ltee is a Canadian brand. Bottom spool end is milled in the manner of many English wood spools. Est. 1950s-early 70s. – Courtesy Marge Thomas |
 EMPCO is yet another brand in the prolific Max Pollack line. Est. 1950s-60s. – Courtesy Marge Thomas |
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 Primrose — cotton thread by Primrose Trimming Co, also a bias tape manufacturer. Notice good spool wood and finish and one paper label, one stamped end. Date unknown but appears to be 1930s-40s. – Courtesy Sharon Stark |
 WIL-SEW — cotton thread made by Segal-Wilson and almost identical to Fleischer’s Hi Test. Both companies were in Cincinnati so a possibility of affiliation exists. Date unknown but appears to be 1930s-40s. – Courtesy Sharon Stark |
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Onata, a machine twist cotton on wood spool. Est. 1940s-50s. – Courtesty Barbara Ziolkowski |
 Unknown New York maker, possibly Knowlton; pure-dye silk thread on wood spool. Est. 1940s-50s. – Courtesy Barbara Ziolkowski |
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Wamesit by Lowell Thread Mills, size 40 cotton on wood spool. Est. 1930s-40s. |
Woolco, possibly made for Woolworth Co; wood spool. Est. 1950s-60s. |
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