[ Needle Case ].

Item Details

Port Huron, Michigan:, Woman's Benefit Association, [n.d., ca. 1895]., In illustrated cardboard folder.

Near fine.

4 3/4 x 2 1/4". Contains seven larger needles in interior vertical black cardboard holder  + 10 smaller Dix and Rands “High Grade” needles in horizontal branded needle book printed in gold, red, green, and black.

Single-fold orange-salmon card stock printed inside and out in black. Front panel features a black and white photo of Bina West Miller, Supreme President of the Woman’s Benefit Association, as well as a photo of the Association’s international headquarters. Front and back feature a decorative black border. Interior panels feature a slightly less ornate black border. Extremely mild wear to fold and card edges. Near fine.

We could not locate any copies in OCLC, nor any copies in commerce.

The Woman’s Benefit Association was founded by Bina West Miller in Port Huron, Michigan in 1892. Still offering woman’s life insurance today (see womanslife.org), the WBA reached 150,000 members in 1906 — proving to be the largest women’s fraternal organization in the world. Inner recto reads, “Are you protected? The few cents a day that you now FLIP away foolishly will bring you peace of mind and protection for you and yours…”