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Bear cotton thread?
At http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_cotton_thread.jpg is
a picture of a cotton thread with at bear on it. It is made by the very large producer J. & P. Coats of Paisley, Scotland. Can anyone tell me anything about this? It was sold in Scandinavia since the 1910's or something like that, and a long time after that. It is very well-known here in Sweden, where especially strong thread often is called "björntråd" (= bear thread), because of this brand it seems. But I can't find any mention of it in the English language (except that which is done by Scaninavians), and I've searched a lot, on the net, in books, in J. & P. Coats history, ... Isn't it known in Great Britain? -- Per Starbäck "Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!" |
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Bear cotton thread?
Per Starbäck wrote: At http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_cotton_thread.jpg is a picture of a cotton thread with at bear on it. It is made by the very large producer J. & P. Coats of Paisley, Scotland. Can anyone tell me anything about this? It was sold in Scandinavia since the 1910's or something like that, and a long time after that. It is very well-known here in Sweden, where especially strong thread often is called "björntråd" (= bear thread), because of this brand it seems. But I can't find any mention of it in the English language (except that which is done by Scaninavians), and I've searched a lot, on the net, in books, in J. & P. Coats history, ... Isn't it known in Great Britain? I have never seen the "Bear" logo thread by Coats & Clark (I'm in the U.S.A.), but I suspect it's very similar to "upholstery" thread or "buttonhole twist": http://www.coatsandclark.com/Product...ad+Advisor.htm Are you researching this particular thread or do you just want a similar heavy duty thread? Beverly |
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Bear cotton thread?
I have never seen the "Bear" logo thread by Coats & Clark
(I'm in the U.S.A.), but I suspect it's very similar to "upholstery"thread or "buttonhole twist":http://www.coatsandclark.com/Product...ats+Sewing+Thr... Are you researching this particular thread or do you just want a similar heavy duty thread? Beverly Thanks! I'm just interested in this particular thread. Now I have found out from Coats that this thread is only sold in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, so that's why you hadn't seen it. I guess it just happened to become very popular here like a hundred years ago, and that they therefore have kept it here even though it's no longer part of their regular assortment. -- Per Starbäck "Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!" |
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Bear cotton thread?
Per Starbäck wrote:
I have never seen the "Bear" logo thread by Coats & Clark (I'm in the U.S.A.), but I suspect it's very similar to "upholstery"thread or "buttonhole twist":http://www.coatsandclark.com/Product...ats+Sewing+Thr... Are you researching this particular thread or do you just want a similar heavy duty thread? Beverly Thanks! I'm just interested in this particular thread. Now I have found out from Coats that this thread is only sold in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, so that's why you hadn't seen it. I guess it just happened to become very popular here like a hundred years ago, and that they therefore have kept it here even though it's no longer part of their regular assortment. Well, it's very nice to learn that you were able to solve the mystery! No wonder I have never seen it. ;-) Beverly |
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