The label attached to this spool of metal thread reads ‘SI’, ‘Non-tarnishing-metallic thread’, ‘gold’, ‘200m/ 219 yards’ and ‘Made in Germany’. Although China was a major source of metallic threads, France and Germany were also significant suppliers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Examples in this group demonstrate the variety of colours, thread and bead types available to embroiderers in Penang and Singapore.
