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1966.4043.1
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Large spool of black thread, used by Seattle's first childrens' tailor, ca. 1915

Solomon Bierman Pruschansky came to Seattle from Dansig, Prussia, in 1915. His tailor shop was first located across from Broadway High School on Capital Hill in Seattle, then he moved to University Street across from the Olympic Hotel.
ID Number: 1966.4043.1
Date: Circa 1915
Physical Description: 1 Thread; silk, wood, paper; 6 in.H x 3.5 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 1966.4043.1
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, European Immigrants

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