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Large mixed estate collection of vintage sewing, mending, needlework, and advertising notions. Everything shown is included and will be sold together as one lot.
The assortment includes:
• Wooden compartmented sewing organizer
• Approximately 15 vintage wooden thread spools, including Coats & Clark, J&P Coats, Clark’s O.N.T., Hemingway & Bartlett, Mile-End and others
• Additional larger spools of thread
• Large assortment of vintage buttons in various sizes and materials
• Black handled darning egg or sock-mending tool
• Vintage velvet-topped pin cushion container
• Embroidered satin folding needle book or sewing roll with needles and thread remnants
• Star darning and mending cotton box
• Clinton Quality Notions needle and fastener packets
• English Superfine Tapepax twilled tape box
• Extra Superfine twilled tape container
• Vintage Bates-Street Shirts advertising ruler
• Esso dealer advertising scissors sharpener
• Yellow pierced plastic sewing accessory
• Two vintage Pittsburgh pharmacy boxes repurposed for sewing and jewelry storage, including one dated May 13, 1938
• Assorted vintage needles, pins, hooks, fasteners, tape, thread, packaging and paper ephemera
• Clear seed-bead strands, coral-colored beads and an oval rhinestone-set jewelry component or buckle
• Additional miscellaneous sewing and craft items shown in the photographs
This is an untouched mixed estate group, and individual pieces have not been tested, cleaned, counted, authenticated, or checked for completeness. The coral-colored beads have not been tested and are described by appearance only.
Expect age-related wear including stains, fading, surface grime, scratches, oxidation, frayed fabric, damaged packaging, loose contents and partially used supplies. Some needles and pins are present, so please unpack and handle carefully.
Sold strictly as found and exactly as pictured. Every visible item is included, making this an excellent lot for a sewing-notions collector, advertising collector, assemblage artist, altered-art creator, theatrical prop department or vintage sewing-room display.
Condition:
Mixed vintage estate lot in used, as-found condition. Items show varying degrees of age, wear, discoloration, staining, oxidation, fraying, dust, and missing or partially used contents. Nothing has been tested, cleaned, counted, or verified as complete. Please review all photographs carefully.
