About this objectBrown paper wrapped cream coloured cardboard box, tied with strong cream coloured string.
Printed on the brown paper in black print is 'Super quality/Finlayson, Bousfield & Co./Prize Medal/of the/London/Exhibition/1851/Awarded by the Jury/For/'Strength, Taste, & Neatness in Threads',/Johnstone, Scotland'. on either side of the text are two printed halves of coins.
Left printed half has Queen Victoria and Prince Albert effigies and their names around outside with 'MDCCCLI' at bottom. Right printed half has image of a coronation and 'Dissociat Locis. Concord. Pace. Licavit' around outside.
'Finlaysons' in large black text is printed on two sides of the brown paper.
Eight separate labels are attached to package on the brown paper.
Labels 1-2, circular cream labels with black text 'Henry Campbell & Co. Ltd, Belfast' and in the centre is a picture of a bull with 'Trade mark' beneath.
These two labels are on top of box in both upper corners.
Labels 3-7, are placed on one of the sides of the box 3 'Whitey - Brown' on cream rectangular label. 9. Pink rectangular label with 'Reverse Satin Finish'. 5. Square cream label with '3/LBS' 6. - Circle cream coloured labels with black and white text 'Finlayson Bousfield & Co. Ltd. Johnstone. Scotland' around edge of label.
A stag in the centre with 'Made in Australia/Trade Mark' in centre 7. Finlayson. Bousfield & Co. Ltd. Johnstone. Scotland' around outside of creams circular label and '16/Reverse twist linen thread/3 cord/2 ounces'.
Label 8. Cream rectangular label on the bottom of package.
These goods have been put up/By No. 263/Should you find anything wrong, kindly return this ticket/70530W/7053W'.
