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Avery sewing needle case Walnut on Leaf is charming. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1900 item# 831909 (stock# LFTR343)
click for details		Lost and Found tel. 410-960-6446 $295.00
VICTORIAN BRASS NEEDLECASES by Estelle Horowitz and Ruth Mann describes this Avery case as "Walnut on Leaf" patented May 8,1873 by W. Avery & Son Redditch. The design is lovely. The dimensions are 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.8. The snap closing has been expertly repaired. Aside from that, the condition is very nice.

Rare sewing item is the Avery case named Temple Bar. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1900 item# 831852 (stock# LFTR340)
click for details		Lost and Found tel. 410-960-6446 $1525.00
The Temple Bar Avery needle case is a rare and delightful brass miniature. The design was registered by W. Avery March 21, 1878(see VICTORIAN BRASS NEEDLECASES by Estelle Horowitz and Ruth Mann).This is the rarer version that comes with the legend"Erected 1670" on one side and "Removed 1878" on the other. The dates refer to the actual Temple Bar designed by Sir Christopher Wren to act as a gateway to The City,the legal and financial section of London. It was erected at the junction of Strand and Fleet Streets in 1670 and removed when Fleet Street was widened in 1878. The dimensions are 7x3.8x6.1 and the condition is excellent.

Rare figural dolphin sewing clamp. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1900 item# 496492 (stock# LFTR 211EE)
click for details		Lost and Found tel. 410-960-6446 $1500.00
This marvelous ornate sewing clamp is in the form of an ancient dolphin.It is made of cast brass. All original, including the pin cushion.About 8 1/2" tall overall, 5 1/4" at its widest. It is illustrated under "Needlework Clamps" in Gay Ann Rogers book entitled AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NEEDLEWORK TOOLS. Ca.1870.

Decorative 19thc ivory and brass navigator's measure. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Maritime: Pre 1900 item# 491257 (stock# LFTR199)
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An elegantly crafted ivory and brass measure. I have been told it was used by a seaman - it may be a type of Gunter Rule. ( You might want to check with the Oughtred Society as it may be a type of slide rule).It's in very nice condition, no chips or cracks but it has a little bit of ink staining. The edges of the long sides also have calibrations on them.Length without hinge is 6" and width is 1 3/8".

Decorative Kompact phonograph shaped like a camera. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Musical: Pre 1920 item# 419295 (stock# LFTR 147)
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In the 1920's this portable wind up phonograph, which looks like a Brownie camera was quite the thing. It is in working order, all original (felt on turntable leaves looks to be restored). Comes with 3 78RPM records and extra needles. Condition of case and arm, etc. is quite nice. When closed it is 6" high, about 4" deep and 8" long.Great to take along on a picnic.

Antique sewing spool knave is used in tambour work. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1900 item# 417050 (stock# LFTR 89 EE)
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Silver hanging spool knave hallmarked,Edinburgh 1876. Mackay & Chisholm are the makers. It is pictured in AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NEEDLEWORK TOOLS by Gay Ann Rogers. A hanging spool knave is used in tambour work. Condition is excellent.Overall length is 6 1/4"

Sewing pincushion shoe is a rare miniature size. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1920 item# 410882 (stock# LFTR 72 EE)
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This little sewing pincushion shoe is a most unusual size - 2 1/4" long by 7/8" high excluding the original cushion.The white metal shoe is in very good condition and has very good detail. Ca. 1910.

Sewing pincushion is memorabilia of the S.S.Cleveland Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1910 item# 410788 (stock# LFTR 68)
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The SS Cleveland was built in 1903 for the Hamburg-Amerika Line, This lifesaver shaped sewing pin cushion is an interesting piece of memorabilia made as a souvenir of the Cleveland, and an advertisement for a silk shop in Yokohama, Japan .It is 4" in diameter and only shows one little spot of wear on the silk.The name "Ella J. Sattler" and the date "1913" is penciled on the back. By the way, the U.S. eventually confiscated this ship from Germany as war reparations after WWI.

Sterling glove darner with sewing thread attached. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1920 item# 410354 (stock# LFTR 59 EE)
click for details		Lost and Found tel. 410-960-6446 $165.00
A sterling glove darner in an interesting twist design. It has an attachment for the darning thread which is still there!It is 4 1/4"long, in excellent condition. Ca.1915

Tunbridge ware sewing pin cushion in a footed form. Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Sewing: Pre 1900 item# 399688 (stock# LFTR 31EE)
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A most unusually shaped Tunbridge ware sewing pin cushion of the 19th c. The total height is 3 1/2".The inlaid portion from base to the top of the foot is 2 3/8" tall and in excellent condition. The pin cushion is an interestingly shaped "moon sliver" of dark blue velvet - maximum width 3" - trimmed with dark blue silk cording and showing some wear.

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