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Sewing equipment of all types is collected, from sewing birds that held the cloth to tape measures, needle books, and old wooden spools. Most pieces collected today date from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Sewing machines are included here. Needlework pictures are listed in the Picture category. |
| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Sewing | Clamp | Wood, Box Shape, Grain Painted, Steel Table Clamp, Pincushion, Zoar, 5 3/4 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Darner | Ebonized Wood, Sterling Silver Rococo Handle, Faceted Amethyst Glass Finial, 6 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Dress Form | Maple Bentwood Bottom, Papier-Mache Torso, c.1800s, 58 x 15 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Etui | Case, Sloped Top, Needles | 2009 | | | Sewing | Kit | Gold, Thimble, Scissors, Bodkin, Stiletto, Reeds, Ivory Case, Mid 1800s, France, 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Kit | Gold, Vinaigrette, Scissors, Needle Case, Thimble, Pasteboard Case, France, 1888, 5 x 2 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Kit | Scissors, Thimbles, Notions, Leather Case | 2009 | | | Sewing | Lamp | Lacemaker’s, Blown Glass, Maple, 4 Balls, 10 x 11 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Bradbury & Co. Ltd., Oldham, Lift-Top Panel, Iron Base, 38 x 30 x 16 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Ideal, Treadle, Oak Top, Cast Iron, 31 x 18 x 10 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Little Comfort, Improved Hand Sewing Machine In The Box, Smith & Egge | 2009 |  | Sewing | Machine | Oller, Stockholm, Sweden, c.1865, illustrated | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Shaw & Clark, Paw Foot Style, Ketchum’s Patent, Painted, Decorated, 1860s, | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight 221, Black, c.1954 | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight 221, Booklet, Attachments, c.1948 | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight 221, Centennial, Black, Case, 1948-50, | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight 221, Chrome Wheel, Scroll Faceplate, Attachments, 1940, | 2009 |  | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight, Accessory Tray, Buttonholer, Manual, 10 x 15 x 7 In., illustrated | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight, Carrying Case, Accessory Tray, Box, 14 x 13 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Featherweight, Side Shelf, Lift-Out Tray, Attachments, 11 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Singer, Tabletop, Electric, Dome Lid, 12 x 17 x 8 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Machine | Treadle, Oak Top, Cast Iron, Child’s, Ideal, 31 x 18 x 10 In. | 2009 |  | Sewing | Machine | Wood, Cast Iron, Germany, 20 x 26 1/2 In., illustrated | 2009 | | | Sewing | Needle Case | Brass, Diamond Shape, Butterfly, Leaf Cover, Hirsch & Stern, Birmingham, 3 In. | 2009 | | | Sewing | Needle Case | Brass, England, 2 1/4 x 5/8 In. | 2009 |
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