Sewing Antiques

This trio of German half dolls with hands away from body have been in our family over thirty years. They are marked #12186, 12185, and 1218?. I cannot read the last number.on one of them. They are in good condition.

THE DORMAN SEWING MACHINE. A close look at any of the surviving models reveals that once the dies and tools had been made, very little machinery was needed. for several months I will be putting sewing machines of high collection.

There is one more painted one. It looks greyish-green. The squarish one is convex and a lovely Art Nouveau style. The condition is good.

The handle is inscribed with "Mathilda". But what make it extra special are the four bovine bone thread spools on removable rods. An extraordinary Georgian gilt etched cut steel sewing clamp, probably French, that must have been top-of-the-range when it was made circa 200 years ago.

Antique Cast Iron Thread or Spool Holder- PUNCH?. Stands 6" tall x 4 3/4" wide at the base. Holds 2 spools of thread. Nice and substantial.

One of the best known French manufacturers of sewing machines was that of Hurtu. HURTU l´abeille SEWING MACHINE. 1869 (France). for several months I will be putting sewing machines of high collection.

When William Beckwith saw the sewing machines in the 1860s, he noticed that they were very expensive for a select group of people, so he decided to create a small and practical and popular cheap coeser machine.

Resting in France, I found a lot of amazing treasures.

Antique round wooden thread holder with 6 holes for threads. Wrapped with floral paper and coated.

French sterling silver hallmark : boar's head. In nice antique condition. Needle case's length : 6.3 cm.

Antique Gilded Silver Stiletto / Awl. The handle of this gilded silver awl is classically shaped and engraved with 'four penny spot' designs. French Circa 1860. stamped with the French boar's head silver hallmark for 800/1000 pure silver made in Paris.

Item DeAntique Mini Sampler Pattern Book Booklet. Not dated. c. 1880 or older. This is a great little booklet from Germany or France. It is very hard to find this booklet. 20 double plates of old german or french cross stitch pattern for.

Antique Leather Cased Mother Of Pearl Crochet Hook Set. This special set contains 3 very fine steel crochet hooks with silver mounts. In the center is the mother of pearl handle that they screw into.

All are in good condition. Size and backs are shown in pictures. If there are any gemstones in jewelry, most have been tested using a Presidium Gem Tester. All my pictures are enlarged to show greater detail.

Part of a lady's sewing basket, the fancy barrel has been pierced and hand carved in design, the tape winder contains a tiny Stanhope with the image of Sainte Anne de Beaupre (see photos).

Antique Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Swan Scissors. The shanks are carved in the form of a pair of swans. The steel blades are tight with intact points and no rust and they cut well. A variety of Palais Royal scissors are shown on p. 107 of Gay Ann Rogers' book.

Was bought in france, this is a sewing machine from the end of the 19th century. "unknow"SEWING MACHINE. for several months I will be putting sewing machines of high collection. all weeks ,6 special sewing machines for sale.

We do not carry over any invoices week to week. Stone excellent. Beautiful old piece. Many signed and unusual pieces.

It looks like the design is placed on top of a flat brass button that was engraved. It is in good condition.

WONDERFUL LARGE SET OF J. BUEHLER CINCINNATI OHIO UPHOLSTERY LEATHER SHEARS. HUGE 16" 12" 1/2 AND 12". THEY JUST DON`T MAKE THEM LIKE IS ANYMORE.

One of several machines colectively known as SEWING SHEARS. 1880 (USA). SEWING MACHINE. for several months I will be putting sewing machines of high collection. all weeks ,6 special sewing machines for sale.

These early 20th century folding bow button hooks are electro-plated.

Two antique pin cushion dolls. The other one is a flapper doll.

Nice Mixed estate lot. It is being sold as is. Please review all pictures. Several interesting pieces.

This is in good condition with faded and worn fabric. For this collection are minimums set by the estate. Saducavi Antiques.

Beautiful Satsuma buttons on original button card.

They have details engraved on both sides and. Steel Rooster Scissors. Similar steel rooster scissors are. Germany Circa 1900. The inside of one shank is stamped "P. Koeller Co. - Germany". The blades are tight with intact points and they cut very well.

Great Selection for all kinds of uses including making Jewellery, Craft Making, or adding to your Button Collections.

Lot of 19 matching steel cut buttons and 5 matching smaller buttons- plus 2 bonus tiny buttons- found in a small plastic box. I will be sending them in the original box I found them in. I only opened the button box now.

SO-ALL SEWING MACHINE. for several months I will be putting sewing machines of high collection. all weeks ,6 special sewing machines for sale. The So-All was unusual in that it used the needle to draw the material across the cloth plate rather than the more common four motion feed hence the unusually wide needle head.

The machine was mounted on a wooden table with the foot of wrought iron, there were also the portable ones like this that we put on sale. HURTU e2 SEWING MACHINE. 1876 (France). the sewing machine brings his shuttle.

The wise old owl sits on top of an open book. His back has holes for the pins to push into the cushion below. He's all original and is stuck with several glass headed pins. Superb Antique Owl Pin Cushion.

By Foster & Bailey Circa 1900. This little needle book is solid sterling silver (marked) and has the maker's mark for Foster & Bailey of Providence, RI. Both sides are embossed with scrolling borders and it has four finely woven wool needle pages inside (all original).

This is a Gorgeous Old Button. It is a hand Carved Chinese Cinnabar with Lovely Florals. Very Unique Shape for a Cinnabar Button. The back has a bit of wear to the finish but the front and sides are in excellent condition.