{"product_id":"flea-market-item-26-298","title":"Flea Market Item 26-298","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a particularly interesting and unusual Au Ver à Soie surgical silk thread card, dating from approximately 1935–1955. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough it bears the famous Au Ver à Soie name, it was produced for the medical profession rather than the embroidery or dressmaking trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe label reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAu Ver à Soie – Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoie (silk), with “Nylon” stamped above it, indicating the original wording had been updated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePour Chirurgie – For Surgery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eN° Y – the thread size or gauge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrins de Florence – literally Florentine hairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe thread is wound onto a flat holder, a practical format that allowed individual strands to be dispensed cleanly without tangling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of the familiar Au Ver à Soie branding and its specialist surgical purpose makes it an especially unusual survivor and highly collectible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49072158376180,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/1621\/7332\/files\/unnamed-2_8d616406-80f8-4aac-b989-fc87c78a5568.jpg?v=1785982310","url":"https:\/\/www.foragebylisamattock.com.au\/products\/flea-market-item-26-298","provider":"Forage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}