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Five good Indian silver Kutch thimbles, and a Perakanese silver thimble, four of the Kutch thimbles labelled as from E.F. Holmes collection. ...
Two 19th Century pictorial silver thimbles, comprising Abbotsford, loss to rim, and 'International
Two 19th Century pictorial silver thimbles, comprising Abbotsford, loss to rim, and 'International Exhibition 1862' (2)
Three early bronze thimbles, two labelled as E.F. Holmes collection (3)
Five thimbles, comprising a silver thumb nail example marked 'Pat 19157', another in brass, a
Five thimbles, comprising a silver thumb nail example marked 'Pat 19157', another in brass, a Georgian ribbed silver finger guard, a silver thimbl...
Seven silver thimbles, including two children's (7)
Five British silver thimbles with raised letter borders for towns and cities comprising Birmingham/
Five British silver thimbles with raised letter borders for towns and cities comprising Birmingham/London /Torquay/Stratford-On-Avon/Colchester ...
Four British silver thimbles with raised letter borders for towns and cities comprising Llandudno/
Four British silver thimbles with raised letter borders for towns and cities comprising Llandudno/ Penmaenmawr/Lidgett-Lincoln/Aberystwyth, last w...
A rare Piercy's Patent tortoiseshell and gold inlaid thimble, inset with the Royal coat of arms over
A rare Piercy's Patent tortoiseshell and gold inlaid thimble, inset with the Royal coat of arms over a scroll 'Piercy's Patent' and an initialled ...
A child's sewing machine, circa 1900, the frame decorated with colour transfers of a young girl
A child's sewing machine, circa 1900, the frame decorated with colour transfers of a young girl feeding birds, the splay base with similar bird sp...
A child's sewing machine 'The Tabitha' decorative gilt metal frame on plain wooden base, 11cm wide
A child's sewing machine 'The Tabitha' decorative gilt metal frame on plain wooden base, 11cm wide
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising three hand painted paper skein holders, various netting tools
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising three hand painted paper skein holders, various netting tools and gauges, macramŽ fish, ivory lucet, fringing fo...
A mixed lot -sewing- comprising an EPNS spool knave, 20cm, a white metal glove darner stamped '
A mixed lot -sewing- comprising an EPNS spool knave, 20cm, a white metal glove darner stamped 'Sterling', 11cm, another in ivory, a silver leaf sc...
Wool winders - comprising an olive wood example turned base with adjustable arms below a cup top,
Wool winders - comprising an olive wood example turned base with adjustable arms below a cup top, 28cm high, a pine and beech wool winder the clam...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising four metal cylinder form Mitrailleuse style needle cases, 6cm, a
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising four metal cylinder form Mitrailleuse style needle cases, 6cm, a wooden lace bobbin, a tin titled ' Needle Cas...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a bone furled umbrella needle case with Stanhope (Crystal Palace),
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a bone furled umbrella needle case with Stanhope (Crystal Palace), 10cm., another of cylinder form with Stanhop...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising twelve tin 'Mitrailleus' style needle cylinders, 5.7cm., crochet
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising twelve tin 'Mitrailleus' style needle cylinders, 5.7cm., crochet hooks, scissors, two bone shuttles, a spectacle...
Three sewing tools - comprising a 19th Century ivory tambour hook with steel mount complete with
Three sewing tools - comprising a 19th Century ivory tambour hook with steel mount complete with hook, 13cm., a 19th Century Cantonese carved iv...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising wooden reels, six knitting needle gauges, needle packets, button
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising wooden reels, six knitting needle gauges, needle packets, button cards, haberdashery, paper and other tape measu...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a Tartan ware slant top needle packet box, 5.7cm, a 19th century
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a Tartan ware slant top needle packet box, 5.7cm, a 19th century ivory reel top clamp. 14cm, a while metal needl...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising four white metal continental needle cases including a pair, all
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising four white metal continental needle cases including a pair, all stamped '925', 6.2cm, a silver double ended pin ...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising two violin case form etuis, one with decorative scissors, the
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising two violin case form etuis, one with decorative scissors, the other scissors and silver thimble, 11.5cm, a silve...
Seven sewing companions comprising an embroidered hussif of roll form incorporating skein holders,
Seven sewing companions comprising an embroidered hussif of roll form incorporating skein holders, tool divisions, flannel, pocket, and a bolster ...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising wooden bone and metal needle cases, multiple reel, stilettos, an
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising wooden bone and metal needle cases, multiple reel, stilettos, an EPNS boat shaped basket and other pieces ...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a collection of needle books and similar containers, a modern
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a collection of needle books and similar containers, a modern falling side needle packet box with pin cushion li...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a group of larger format pin cushions including a Boer war
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a group of larger format pin cushions including a Boer war military example, 18cm, a modern ceramic figure as a ...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a steel clamp the frame with hook below a pin cushion trough, 12.
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a steel clamp the frame with hook below a pin cushion trough, 12.5cm, a pair of steel scissors with file cut arm...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a German cone form white wood sewing companion transfer inscribed ÒErinnerung Von Roznau', in three parts, 16.5...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a mother of pearl needle book inscribed 'Menagere', chips to
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a mother of pearl needle book inscribed 'Menagere', chips to corners, 5.5cm, a similar heart shaped pin cushion...
A mixed lot - sewing - 19th Century ivory Madras pieces with burnt circle decoration comprising a
A mixed lot - sewing - 19th Century ivory Madras pieces with burnt circle decoration comprising a needle book, 6.5cm, two disc form pin cushions,...
A mixed lot - sewing - four 19th Century ivory pieces comprising a circular table form pin cushion
A mixed lot - sewing - four 19th Century ivory pieces comprising a circular table form pin cushion with decorative border to top, 3.5cm dia., a p...
A mixed lot - sewing - eight 19th Century ivory pieces comprising a tape measure with carved
A mixed lot - sewing - eight 19th Century ivory pieces comprising a tape measure with carved overhanging top, no tape, 3cm, two cotton barrels, t...
Three 19th Century ivory pieces, comprising a Chinese butterfly form pin cushion, each side pierced and carved with flowering branches, 6.5cm, a c...
Three good 19th Century ivory pieces, comprising a geometric and leaf decorated needle case with
Three good 19th Century ivory pieces, comprising a geometric and leaf decorated needle case with crown finial, 10cm, a similar reversible stiletto...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a framed display of sewing and other tools, titled 'Sewing and
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a framed display of sewing and other tools, titled 'Sewing and Needlework Accessories common before the sewing ...
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a 19th Century ivory thimble, an ivory tambour hook lacking screw,
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a 19th Century ivory thimble, an ivory tambour hook lacking screw, mother of pearl stiletto, pair of winders, di...
A good 19th Century carved ivory stiletto and three other pieces, the stiletto of reversible screw
A good 19th Century carved ivory stiletto and three other pieces, the stiletto of reversible screw form well carved with leaves below a finial, 8....
A mixed lot - sewing - mostly 19th Century ivory pieces including three shuttles, ivory cylinder
A mixed lot - sewing - mostly 19th Century ivory pieces including three shuttles, ivory cylinder jar, and other pieces together with a vegetable i...
A mixed lot sewing comprising darners, wooden shuttles, needle books, wicker sewing pannier etc
A mixed lot sewing comprising darners, wooden shuttles, needle books, wicker sewing pannier etc
A late 19th century stained pine two drawer counter reel chest, the front with two drawers inset
A late 19th century stained pine two drawer counter reel chest, the front with two drawers inset with gold on cream glass panels 'Alexanders Machi...
A late 19th century walnut two drawer counter reel chest the front with two drawers with inset
A late 19th century walnut two drawer counter reel chest the front with two drawers with inset gold on white glass panels 'Chadwick's Sewing Cotto...
A late 19th century teak two drawer counter reel chest, the front with two drawers inscribed in gilt
A late 19th century teak two drawer counter reel chest, the front with two drawers inscribed in gilt edged in black 'Kerr and Co's N.M.T', brass k...
A specimen case for J and P Coats, the glazed top hinged case inscribed on the two long sides in
A specimen case for J and P Coats, the glazed top hinged case inscribed on the two long sides in black on gold 'J and P Coats Limited Sewing Cotto...
A good late 19th Century haberdashery cabinet of twenty four drawers, each with a numerical label,
A good late 19th Century haberdashery cabinet of twenty four drawers, each with a numerical label, gold on black, and a conforming contents label ...
A lace bobbin box and a selection of lace bobbins, the rectangular oak box pin initialled and
A lace bobbin box and a selection of lace bobbins, the rectangular oak box pin initialled and dated 1805, the bobbins comprising a card mounted wi...
Lace bobbins - thirteen turned bone examples spot decorated with boys names comprising John/James/
Lace bobbins - thirteen turned bone examples spot decorated with boys names comprising John/James/ Thomas/Frederick/Edwin/George/Daniel/Charles/ ...
Lace bobbins - thirteen turned bone examples spot decorated with girls names comprising Betsy/Ann/
Lace bobbins - thirteen turned bone examples spot decorated with girls names comprising Betsy/Ann/ Emma/Ruth/Victoria/Mary/Lucy/Eliza/Dinah/Maria/...
Lace Bobbins - twenty two turned bone and wood, spot decorated with boys and girls names comprising John x 2/Thomas/George x 2/William/Joseph/Bets...
Lace Bobbins - nine turned bone spot named lace bobbins comprising Sofia Cowman/Elizabeth Sitratasy/
Lace Bobbins - nine turned bone spot named lace bobbins comprising Sofia Cowman/Elizabeth Sitratasy/ Sarah Jane Matthews/William Hide/Dear Fanny/E...
Lace Bobbins - six turned bone lace bobbins spot inscribed Dear Aunt/Buy the Ring/Kiss Me Quick/
Lace Bobbins - six turned bone lace bobbins spot inscribed Dear Aunt/Buy the Ring/Kiss Me Quick/Don't Be Falcs/Love Don't Be Falcs/I love the Boys...
Lace Bobbins - two unusual examples in turned bone, the first spiral spot inscribed 'William
Lace Bobbins - two unusual examples in turned bone, the first spiral spot inscribed 'William Chaier A Lover of Mine', the second, possibly prisone...
Lace Bobbin - a scarce turned bone hanging bobbin spot inscribed 'William Worsley Hung 1868'.
Lace Bobbin - a scarce turned bone hanging bobbin spot inscribed 'William Worsley Hung 1868'.
Lace Bobbins - a scarce turned bone hanging bobbin spot inscribed. 'W. Bull Hung April 1871'.
Lace Bobbins - a scarce turned bone hanging bobbin spot inscribed. 'W. Bull Hung April 1871'.
Lace Bobbin - forty nine turned bone lace bobbins, some decorated.
Lace Bobbins, in a three drawer chest by Richard Gravestock and containing two hundred and twenty
Lace Bobbins, in a three drawer chest by Richard Gravestock and containing two hundred and twenty two wooden lace bobbins including forty two deco...
Lace Bobbins - a selection of modern lace bobbins including a good selection of Honiton commemorative bobbins in two rolls, plain Honitons, a yew ...
A 19th Cenntury blown glass lace makers lamp, the bulbous body on baluster stem to a spreading foot,
A 19th Cenntury blown glass lace makers lamp, the bulbous body on baluster stem to a spreading foot, 22cm.
A lace makers lot - comprising a pillow with work in progress, an adjustable wooden pillow stand,
A lace makers lot - comprising a pillow with work in progress, an adjustable wooden pillow stand, a box of reels and threads and a box of patterns...