{"product_id":"original-u-s-civil-war-soldier-s-housewife-roll-style-sewing-kit-1","title":"Original U.S. Civil War Soldier’s “Housewife” Roll-Style Sewing Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. A housewife during the Civil War was described as “a long piece of cloth with a number of small pockets sewed along one side, and made to fold up like a pocket-book, having separate places for buttons, thread, needles, pins, etc.”. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Civil War soldiers owned just one set of clothing, which was quick to wear out during long marches and bitter fighting. As you can imagine, mending clothes was a must for soldiers. Therefore, most Civil War soldiers carried a “housewife”, or sewing kit. They contained the items necessary to darn socks, replace buttons, or fix a hole in a jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great example of a Civil War era housewife in the popular roll-up style. This example does not have buttons, thread, needles, but retains three original pins, and has several small strips of cloth for the attachment of them. When unrolled it measures roughly 5 x 8 x 1”. There is some fraying of the fabric and overall damage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady for display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45124456185925,"sku":"ONJR25AUCC158","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25AUCC158__05.jpg?v=1781032214","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-civil-war-soldier-s-housewife-roll-style-sewing-kit-1","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}