C. 1900 Brainerd & Armstrong Knitting Silk Thread Color Sample Board felted wool and our artist was pretty

and our artist was pretty pleased with it

I love Acoma pueblo pottery for the graphic hand-painted patterns but am pretty fussy about the pieces I like--usually I'm drawn to much old pieces

The instructions on the front of the booklet seem basically to say do this on a flat surface

Paper is 12" x 9 and shows an old horizontal center fold and tears to the top right corner edge and staining at lower right

I found him in New Hampshire and have never seen another similar made of wood

C. 1900 Brainerd & Armstrong Knitting Silk Thread Color Sample Board felted wool and our artist was prettyI believe this three panel Brainerd and Armstrong thread sample folio showing the "best selling shades" of knitting silk dates to right around 1900, and it remains in excellent condition. I'll never get over the beauty of sample cards like this, which to me are really all about the packaging and delivery of color here 73 samples of different shades. I don't believe the fourth column shows loss of thread as there are no numbered labels there; the