Directions for making the army woolen mitten. : First sew the welt on the thumbpiece; then close up the thumb on the back, and fit it in its place, where it must be firmly stitched; then close up the side and finger. It is best to leave the edges of the seams outside, as they serve to protect the sewing. For the left hand mitten reverse the pattern., At head of title: Office of the Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine, Masonic Hall, 715 Chestnut St. | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine Company.
Contributor	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title	Directions for making the army woolen mitten. : First sew the welt on the thumbpiece; then close up the thumb on the back, and fit it in its place, where it must be firmly stitched; then close up the side and finger. It is best to leave the edges of the seams outside, as they serve to protect the sewing. For the left hand mitten reverse the pattern.
Title	At head of title: Office of the Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine, Masonic Hall, 715 Chestnut St.
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date	[between 1861 and 1865]
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 11 x 12 cm.
Notes	Printed area, including double-rule border, measures 10.3 x 8.4 cm.; printed label is pasted to a larger broadside cut in the shape of the mitten pattern 27 x 26 cm., and accompanied by an additional cut piece in the shape of the thumb.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	Mittens.
	Sewing-machine industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre	Broadsides.
	Patterns for crafts.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Books & Other Texts \| Rare \| #Am 1861 Willcox (2)5786.F.171d (McAllister)
Accession number	(2)5786.F.171d (McAllister)

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