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Housewife (click on image to enlarge) |
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A "Housewife" was a small and
portable sewing kits carried by soldiers. They came in many different
style. Pictured here is an example of such a housewife that could have
been carried by a soldier during the Civil War. |
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The cord is of human hair |
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From the collection of
The Union
Drummer Boy
Photo by Bob Clayton
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