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Mother-of-pearl thread waxer for an elegant sewing box.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1900   item# 950046 (stock# LFTR 431EE)

Mother-of-pearl thread waxer for an elegant sewing box.
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$95.00 

Elegant little thread waxer enabled thread to slide more efficiently through the fabric, probably facilitating tinier stitches. About 3/4" in diameter, each side is made of mother-of-pearl and decoratively carved. I would guess it originally was part of a fitted sewing box.Ca 1900. Lovely condition.


Sterling sewing pins safe is simple and elegant.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1910   item# 950042 (stock# LFTR 431EE)

Sterling sewing  pins safe is simple and elegant.
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$95.00 

Lovely monogram on this rectangular sterling silver pin safe (cushion). Marked STERLING and has the mark of the WEBSTER company. 2 tiny dents on the back near the makers' mark. 1 3/8" by 2 7/8". Ca. 1900.


Thread waxer, pincushion for the Victorian sewing box.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1900   item# 950037 (stock# LFTR 430EE)

Thread waxer, pincushion for the Victorian sewing box.
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$145.00 

Ebony black, spool shaped, thread waxer is topped with a pincushion. 2 1/4"TALL and 1 1/8" DIAMETER. A really attractive addition to a sewing collection.Ca 1900 in very good condition.


Shellwork toy dresser is also a sewing box pincushion.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1910   item# 949787 (stock# LFTR426)

Shellwork toy dresser is also a sewing box pincushion.
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$235.00 

This lovely little shellwork dresser with tilting mirror is 6 1/8" at its tallest point and 4 7/8" at the widest. While it shows appropriate wear on the Dresden trim, it is in very nice condition. The original Dresden paper has outlines of the drawers and panels. It is a charming little sewing box/pincusion, but it could work as a piece of furniture in the seaside cottage Victorian dollhouse.It appears to have all its original shellwork.


Unusual McDonald tartanware sewing thread waxer.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1900   item# 949786 (stock# LFTR425EE)

Unusual McDonald tartanware sewing thread waxer.
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$265.00 

1 1/8" tall and 5/8" diameter, this little sewing thread waxer is a rarer form in Tartanware - McDonald clan .A Victorian souvenir piece of the third quarter of the 19th century in very good condition.


Add this English shellwork pin safe to your sewing box.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Needle Cases: Pre 1900   item# 949784 (stock# LFTR424)

Add this English shellwork pin safe to your sewing box.
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$120.00 

Hexagon shaped shell work needle case was a treasured souvenir from the seaside town of Ramsgate. Each of the five sides is 1 3/8" . The condition is very good. There is a tiny bit of damage on a couple of the smallest border shells.It has its original ribbon,lining and label which reads,"PERRY'S BAZAAR & SHELL FLOWER MANUFACTORY,RAMSGATE". Late 19th century.


These pig trotters are figural knitting needle shields.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1920   item# 949780 (stock# LFTR422EE)

These pig trotters are figural knitting needle shields.
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$145.00 

These pig's trotters (1 5/8" long) are a pair of carved ivory knitting needle shields. They are linked by a piece of fancy old elastic decorated with silk rosettes. Tiny bit of wear chipping. Early 20th century.


Sewing thread winders made of wood, inlay and bone.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1910   item# 949777 (stock# LFTR 421 EE)

Sewing thread winders made of wood, inlay and bone.
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$145.00 for the collection of 3 

Interesting little collection of three turn of the century thread winders. The largest(1 7/8" square) wooden one, carved to resemble a flower, is two dimensional.The second one, a square(1 3/16") reel shape is a example of inlay called "stick work". The third is a rectangular(1 1/8" long) reel shape, made of bone, delicately decorated with a group of roses on one side and a single rose on the other. All in excellent condition.


Celluloid cottage in the sewing box is a tape measure.

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1940   item# 949775 (stock# LFTR 420)

Celluloid cottage in the sewing box is a tape measure.
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$135.00 

This charming celluloid, English thatch roofed cottage is a figural tape measure. The chimney pulls up to show the tape. An amazing amount of detail is on this little piece.Maximum height 1 1/2" , maximum width 1 7/8" . Condition is very good. Tape mechanism is fine. Some wear on tape at base of chimney - well attached, though. Ca.1930's.


Belding 19th c. 5 drawer cabinet for sewing thread

Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Sewing: Pre 1910   item# 932889 (stock# LFTR389EE)

Belding 19th c. 5 drawer cabinet  for sewing thread
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$585.00 

This handsome Belding Bros.&Co. circa 19th c. country store spool cabinet is 19" wide, 13" tall and 17" deep. It is all original and in nice condition. The cabinet is solid oak - the back is pine and the name plate on the bottom drawer is mahagony. There are five drawers, 15 1/2" wide - the bottom drawer is 2 1/4" deep and has a mahagony name plate with gilt lettering(original). The other four drawers are glass (original) fronted and 1 3/8" deep.The cabinet has attractive decorative moldings at the top and bottom. The handle and metal fittings (original) are nickel plated brass. The top of the cabinet has some wear. I believe the darker marks are flaws in the oak. The drawers have many Belding spools ( some with thread ), but they are all much later than the cabinet as the company merged with other thread companies several times.

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