Textile Worker's Kit, owned by Cora E. Goddard, Lisbon Falls, Maine. 1900-1910. Maine State Museum, 73.152.14.1-.5.
Textile Worker's Kit, owned by Cora E. Goddard, Lisbon Falls, Maine. 1900-1910. Maine State Museum, 73.152.14.1-.5.
Cora Goddard worked as a weaver at the Worumbo Woolen Mill in Lisbon Falls, Maine. The string enabled her to wear these scissors around her neck. A leather finger guard, tweezers, and a pincushion completed her tool kit. She likely crafted her pincushion from the mill's scrap wool fabric.