C. 1900 “W.P” Warehouse Point Silk Co. Thread Color Sample Card scissor man a set of Authors cards

a set of Authors cards

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"Perfectos"

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C. 1900 “W.P” Warehouse Point Silk Co. Thread Color Sample Card scissor man a set of Authors cardsThere is just something so satisfying about colors arranged into neat grids, and even better that the color come from dyed silk threads wrapped tightly around cardboard strips with corresponding numbers! This folding cardboard sample card, featuring some 300 colors or so, was produced by the Warehouse Point Silk Co. (1893 1944) of East Windsor, CT, which succeeded the Leonard Silk Co. (1875 1893). I believe it dates to early in Warehouse Point's