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Posted 11 months ago
strangemod…
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This was a really awesome find, too bad it was missing one spool. I thought about using it but decided against it. I’m now on the lookout for a spool to replace the missing one.
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Love the box graphics..nice find.
strangemodegirl, Cool. :-)
I agree with dave2no1 about the graphics.
Google Lens yielded some relatives of your thread box:
https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/253254/
The name Willimantic made me say, "Wut," so I was obliged to do some more looking around, and turned up this interesting piece:
https://connecticuthistory.org/willimantics-american-thread-plant-a-multinational-corporate-takeover/
So while the text on the box indicates a New York, NY company, the imagery is of the mill buildings in Willimantic, CT:
https://historicbuildingsct.com/willimantic-linen-company-mill-no-2-1864/
DCF WILLIMANTIC
322 Main St #2, Willimantic, CT 06226
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Rp8CiTPRPJn4zwQ87
Great bridge in Willimatic. Has a large pair of Frog sentry's sitting on Large Spools of Thread at each end.
Stuff
Also related to bridge Look up battle of the Frogs!! Interesting!!
Stuff
yougottahavestuff,, I saw something about that out of the corner of my eye, but didn't link it before.
The poor things. :-(
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-great-windham-frog-fight-1754/
Thread City Crossing
South St, Willimantic, CT 06226
https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4QHXfEAcdE9fLeu8
More about the frog bridge sculptures, and an alternate explanation for all the dead frogs:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-connecticut-town-s-tribute-to-a-bullfrog-battle
So in the 1st link in Kera's post #5 they mention the American Thread Company.
Kera & Stuff..Thanks for pointing out the frog battle..very amusing story.
dav2no1, You're welcome. :-)
Yeah, I thought that frog battle was both amusing (because of the hypervigilant humans) -- and poignant (because of all those poor dead frogs surrounding a drought-stricken pond).
Thanks for mentioning the American Thread Company connection with Willimantic, because I didn't excerpt it from the linked piece, so it isn't obvious to anybody who doesn't read the it.