Antique Large 6” Wooden Spool Cotton Thread Sewing Possibly Made Willimantic CT

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Antique Large Wooden Spool Cotton Thread Sewing Possibly Made by Willimantic Mills in Connecticut
Large Wooden Spool of Cotton Thread. 6.5 inches tall. Photo #5 is from another spool of thread which has some common features with the spool of off white thread. The both say cotton thread and the large number 40. It looks like there is a W above the 40 which could be for Willimantic, which could establish that it was manufactured by Willimantic Mills in Willimantic Connecticut. The dimensions for the comparison and this spool are the same.
6-1/2” tall x 3-1/2” diameter of top and bottom and 2-7/8” inner spool.
“Founded in 1854 as the Willimantic Linen Company, at its height in the early 20th century the Willimantic Mills was the largest factory in Connecticut and the largest thread mill in North America. It sprawled through nine separate factory buildings, two office buildings, a barn, three warehouses, and dozens of company-owned worker houses, which were arranged in three distinct worker villages, Iverton, the Oaks, and Carey Hill. It
employed 3,500 workers. It was the first factory to install electric lights, and consequently the first to operate a second shift. It was the first factory to give its
workers coffee breaks. Its massive buildings included the iconic Mill Number Four, the prototype of the modern factory building and at one time the largest one-story building in the world. The company manufactured the first thread specifically designed for sewing machines, and the thread in U. S. army uniforms, NASA spacesuits, and major league baseballs. The city of Willimantic – located along the Willimantic River in the town and county of Windham in northeastern Connecticut – boomed as America’s fabled Thread City.” Source: https://millmuseum.org/history/
Shipped with USPS First Class.