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I was reading an 1860's military manual and it lists Shoe thread and Patent thread for the saddler. My question is what is Patent thread? Can anyone help with this.

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Once again, I'm just guessing, but since shoe thread is just a single cord and you make up whatever multiple cord thread you want from it , maybe patent thread is thread already made to the size you want i.e. 4cord, 6 cord, 12 cord, for machine use.

Kevin

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