571 |
A "Read Smock" gathering machine in original box with instructions, unused |
Nil |
|
32 |
572 |
A turned and fret carved bone key, ivory with turned detail and a bone stiletto |
Nil |
|
140 |
573 |
A gilded metal donkey pulling a cart containing a cut glass ink well. Marble base, late 19th Century |
Nil |
|
U40 |
574 |
A rare agate handled tambour hook with a carved ivory crochet hook surmounted by a delicately carved horse and another turned ivory crochet hook |
Nil |
|
125 |
575 |
A red morocco leather needle case with metal clasp. Lined in green. With a printed card needle packet holder with a riverside scene to one side and an 1850's lady on the other. A.G. Baylis Royal needles. Fastened with an ivory bodkin |
Nil |
|
80 |
576 |
A French green faux shagreen box containing a scissors and thimble. Marked 'E. Villermin B'Joutier Autun" |
Nil |
|
115 |
577 |
A boxed Dutch silver sewing companion containing scissors, thimble, needle case, bodkin and threader Labelled "?? Amsterdam" |
Nil |
|
165 |
578 |
A faux crocodile leather case containing four matched graduated pairs of scissors |
Nil |
|
46 |
579 |
A Tunbridge ware type card case with a variety of different woods. Slide opening, 19th century |
Nil |
|
50 |
580 |
A gilt metal sedan chair pin cushion with velvet emery filled pad, 19th century |
Nil |
|
90 |
581 |
A rare blackamore tape measure. The celluloid head modelled with turban. Wooden turned stand. Continental tape in green |
Nil |
|
115 |
582 |
An ivory pin cushion with Canton figures in a garden. Different scenes to each side. With a pierced ivory bellows shaped pin cushion and a bone needlecase with sliding top. All c19 |
Nil |
|
135 |
583 |
An ornate Valentine pincushion "To one I Love". Worked in red, blue and clear glass beads on velvet and satin. Fringed edges. Cira 1860. With another with a Union Jack and mottoes "May lifes best blessings on thee wait ". |
Nil |
|
65 |
584 |
Two Valentine Pincushions from soldiers. One with badge "Border regiment 34th and 55th Foot" colourful beads and printed mottoes "Think of Me" etc. With another with gold and coloured bead decoration. "The Devonshire Regiment." Both heart shaped. 19th century.(2) |
Nil |
|
65 |
585 |
A group of mother of pearl handled fruit knives one with Prince of Wales feathers another with coiled detail. With a crochet edged chemise |
Nil |
|
30 |
586 |
A walnut sewing box with blue satin lining, the lid with a looking glass. The interior having two doors holding wooden handled tools, these opening to reveal two photograph frames. Thimble holder in work area, circa 1900, 9 x 6 1/2in |
Nil |
|
140 |
587 |
An ivory Stanhope needle holder Parasol with a scene of Brighton Pavillion, another in the form of an umbrella and a Dieppe carved ivory pen with Stanhope showing French scenes |
Nil |
|
U90 |
588 |
A turned and carved ivory combined pin cushion and waxer a mother of pearl note case with hook, ivory tatting shuttle and a black and white striped ebony and ivory needlecase, all c19 (4) |
Nil |
|
155 |
589 |
A table hand loom together with weaving hand books "Hand Loom Weaving Plain and Ornamental', Luther Hooper, Pitman 1947, "Weaving for Amateurs", Helen Coates, Studio Publications 1950, "Hand Weaving Designs and Instructions", Lotte Becher, Studio Publications 1954 |
Nil |
|
NB |
590 |
"The Avon" sewing machine made by the Royal Sewing Machine Company. Shakespear & Illstons Patent. In original wooden case. c1875. Herbert Road, Smallheath, Birmingham. the firm is said to have produced only a small number of models |
Nil |
|
160 |
591 |
A cream silk dolls cape with cream silk dress with lace detail, circa 1900, a tortoiseshell tatting shuttle and two ivory shuttles with a cream silk dolls dress |
Nil |
|
NB |
592 |
A decorative gold metal thimble with another with two bands of decoration, an urn shaped ivory inlaid pincushion, ivory and ebony pincushion, ivory bodkins etc, one with ushabti decoration |
Nil |
|
240 |
593 |
A bristol board pin book, turned vegetable ivory tape measure and an unusual set of early cycling labels for letters in a triangular box marked 'G.S. & Co, London Wall E.C.' |
Nil |
|
100 |
594 |
A purple velvet bead embroidered needlework companion with a silk striped lining and a central padded pin cushion |
Nil |
|
40 |
595 |
A shop display cabinet with five drawers in the back. The mirrored front with advertisement "Abel Morralls Flora MacDonald Needles. Crewell the Flora MacDonald Needle Packet. Needles Stuck in Flannel" |
Nil |
|
145 |
596 |
An advertising measure "Granola Digestive Biscuits" and "MacFarlane Lang & Co. Rich Tea" with a red and gold 1930's tape measure |
Nil |
|
NB |
597 |
A Mauchlin ware needlecase "St Julians Avenue, Guernsey" with a thimble holder pincushion. Mauchlin ware with flower print and "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" |
Nil |
|
NB |
598 |
A pair of ornate needlework scissors, Dutch marks, with two hallmarked long button hooks (3) |
Nil |
|
36 |
599 |
A group of thimbles signed 'Franklin Porselain' flowers from the Netherlands. Copyright 1978. All with different flower designs (13) |
Nil |
|
NB |
600 |
A group of collectors china thimbles some souvenir type. all different designs (20) |
Nil |
|
NB |
