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12024-06-05T12:12:47-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876454099plain2024-06-06T11:36:17-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876Granny’s box had its own little stash of odds and ends, those things that are just tucked away wherever it is convenient at the time.
Of course, Mollie would have had carbon paper for tracing all of her many patterns. This paper, when held up to the light, had various lists of people's names and what looked like account totals, etc. More than likely it was used in her husband, Roscoe's General Merchandise Store, or perhaps in the Tusculum Post Office, which he ran for twelve years.
This faded red strip of material is probably binding for a quilt.
This hand-stitched belt with satin flowers might have been saved as a sample, or perhaps it had sentimental value.
Another strip of material. Any seamstress or quilter will recognize odd pieces of material, as there is always that chance that it might be of use, even if it is to tie up the tomato vines. An old metal doorknob, possibly from the drawer of the sewing machine. One single straight pin, the inevitable stray. Who hasn’t found a marble here and there tucked away in strange places? In the 1920s and 30s, playing marbles was a popular game. Possibly one of the children handed Mollie these marbles while she was busy sewing.
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12024-06-11T07:41:26-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876The Mollie Franklin Hensley StoryArchives of Appalachia30Owner of Granny's Boxplain2024-06-18T05:29:29-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876
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