Sewing

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Steel & Silver Handled Scissors
Complete set: 1898; case 5.5in.L -
£135
L: 1919 - £48. R: Circa 1870 - £24
T: Buttonhole scissors, circa 1885 - £20

Superb sewing box by Mechi & Bazin, London

Walnut case; 12in.W; dateable to 1859-69
£425 - Click on photo to see interior

PIN CUSHIONS
L: Mauchline, inc. needle box,c.1890 - Sold
C: Silver 'elephant', B'ham 1906
1.6in L - £245
R: Silver, B'ham 1910; 2.5in.(6.25cm)D -
Sold

Georgian Tortoiseshell Pin Boxes

L: Inlaid with steel - £65
R: 2in.W - £60

L: Sewing clamp with netting tool and thread
winder; circa 1840; 5.5in.(14cm) H; £48
R: Thread barrel with original spool
Circa 1820; 2.1in.(5.5cm) H; Sold

L: Corozo nut tape measure
Circa 1875; 1.5in.(4cm) H - £48
R: Boxwood emergency sewing kit
The silver thimble 1906 -
£45


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