Housewife/Hussy MSC009

Made from 2 oz. Black or Russet leather, lined with period pattern cloth, edged with biased tape, machine stitched.

Includes:

• 2 swatches of wool 3 of calico or white cotton

• 6 sewing needles

• 8 pins & sewn-in pincushion

• 2 pressed tin buttons with paperbacks, 1 small & 1 large Union or Confederate button

• 1 wooden thimble

• 1 spool of each - 1 white and 1 black thread 

• Sewn-in pin cushion

Historical Citation:

1. Echoes of Glory Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy, page 213

2. The Commanders of the Civil War, page 70