WW1 Emergency Spool
The War Emergency Spool is a small piece of cardboard that has a spool of 200 yards of thread attached.
In 1802 James Coats set up a weaving business in Paisley, Scotland. In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and, when he retired in 1830, his sons, James & Peter, took up the business under the name of J. & P. Coats. In 1890 Coats listed on the London Stock Exchange, with capital of £5.7 million
Details
Details
At the top of the carboard is typed
WAR EMERGENCY SPOOL
WORLD WAR I
(Wood shortage)
On the left of the lower plastic band that holds the cotton spool to the cardboard backing appears the wording
WAR EMERGENCY STYLE OF SPOOL
ADOPTED ON ACCOUNT OF
SHORTAGE IN WOOD SUPPLY
In the centre of the lower plastic band that holds the cotton spool to the cardboard backing appears J&P COATS logo with the wording
J&P COATS
200 YARDS
60
6 CORD
On the right of the lower plastic band that holds the cotton spool to the cardboard backing appears J&P COATS logo with the wording
J & P COATS
200 YARDS 6 CORD
60
Wartime is generally a time of innovation as populations find creative ways to cope with shortages of common resources.
Scotland
United Kingdom
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