Vintage collection of "Carte Royale" French linen sewing thread. Carte Royale is a historic French haberdashery brand. It is high-quality linen thread (fil de lin). Each star-shaped cardboard palette holds exactly 40 meters of thread, as indicated by the "40 MÈTRES" center stamp. Labels marked 50 indicate the thread's weight or thickness rating.
The star-shaped cardboard holder design (often called carte or cartelette in French) was a traditional method used by old haberdasheries to neatly wind and display thread without tangles.
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