In the old days when clothes were sewn and mended at home instead of bought ready-made, spools of thread were household essentials. You would see a spool cabinet in any country store, usually on the ...
Q. The spool cabinet seen in this photo was discovered in the basement of a variety store in Cokato, Minn., in the late 1950s. There is a plaque on the top with the words "Patented July 20, 1897." On ...