This ad appeared in the July 1819 issue of La Belle Assemblee.
I found these ads well into the mid 19th century until this article was spotted:
William was the son of Quaker Edmund Naish who patented mechanized winding cotton improvements in 1818.
Read more about sewing supplies from the early 19th century here: https://twothreadsback.com/2019/01/
Read a bit more about the Naishs and one of their distributors: https://londonstreetviews.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/henry-blenkinsop-hosier/
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful rabbit hole that was exploring. Thread, sewing, fabric, yarn, embroidery, etc., right up my alley. Thank you! What fun. The link to twothreadsback was great!!!
Oh, I am so glad you enjoyed! I thought the twothreadsback was such a wonderful post full of really interesting details…I am glad someone fell down the rabbit hole with me!
Ha! I wasn’t kidding when I said the article was right up my alley. My heart rate went up, zing! while reading it. Those photos made me lust. The very idea of handpainted thread papers thrills me. I’m nuts. I know. Would one have to sell a body part to acquire one of those balls of beautifully wound thread? I can only imagine what ladies of the Regency thought of their beauty.
I even followed the additional link about Bunel. I had never heard of him, but then I live in the States and I am sure there are giants of industry engineering in the U.S. I’ve never heard of because I didn’t study engineering. My husband recognized Bunel’s name.
I don’t think that’s nuts…I think that is awesome! I have a bit of a textile obsession, too.
So glad you had fun with it and really appreciate you sharing.