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ANTIQUE ST SILVER BODKIN NEEDLE SET SEW LACE
Antique engraved sterling silver bodkin and needle sewing thread for lacing thread or ribbons, sewing and hooking clothes. Could be worn as an adornment in hair or clothing. 5 pieces in
original red silk and leather case.
Length of each item approx 2 3/4inches.
Variety of needles and bodkins, the bodkins each engraved in very fine scrolling foliate patterns and each with a reserve for engraving the owner's name. (left empty).
Very interesting assortment including a needle with a rounded shape at one end, double needle, a flattened needle (for lace?), and bodkins of various widths and with holes of various
sizes. Besides the obvious use for sewing, threading ribbons, lacing corsets and other clothes, these items may have also been used to adorn the hair or clothes and in some societies, were
worn on a chatelain to indicate a woman's marital status.
Marked on the back of the items STERLING.
Excellent condition. Probably never used.
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THIMBLE SET PRESIDENT WASHINGTON - DI WILLIAM
Set of 12 porcelain thimbles 11 American Presidents from George Washington Jefferson and Lincoln to Kennedy and Reagan and a commemmorative of Prince William with Princess Dianna. Come in custom box. Made by FINSBURY in England.
Each thimble has a gold band around the bottom, a photo of the Presidents and British Royalty with name, dates of the terms of each. Inside each thimble is name of manufacturer FINSBURY Fine Bone China Made in England.
Thimbles include Ronald Reagan, Herbert hoover, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S Grant, H.R.H. Prince William of Wales to commemmorate his 1st birthday 21st June 1983 with his mother Princess Dianna. Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, John F Kennedy, Franklin D Roosevelt, Harry Truman, George Washington.
Condition of most of the thimbles is mint. Andrew Jackson has a small rim chip, which is the only damage. The band of gold on the Lincoln thimble doesn't quite close, but this is part of the manufacture.
Thimbles come in blue box.
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1542
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RARE THIMBLE CONTAINER & SEWING BOBBIN
Very rare handpainted thimble container with thimble and thread bobbin. Made in Germany (Bavaria).
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1539
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ST SILVER THIMBLE IN BASKETWARE HOLDER
sterling silver thimble in basketware thimble holder.
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1540
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ST SILVER THIMBLE IN BASKET WEAVE HOLDER
Sterling silver thimble in basket weave thimble holder
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1537
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3 THIMBLES ROYAL WORCESTER HARRODS
3 English porcelain thimbles. Two are from Royal Worcester and one from Harrods.
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1525
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3 THIMBLES BALLERINA LADYBIRDS FLOWERS SIGN
Lot of 3 thimbles: one with a raised relief ballerina, one with beautiful ladybirds / ladybugs - signed and the third with flowers is also signed.
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1527
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THIMBLE W ALLIGATOR CROCODILE
Unusual thimble with alligator or croccodile twining around it's surface.
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1528
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THIMBLE IN FORM OF BEEHIVE - TORTOISESHELL
Unusual thimble in the form of a beehive. Possibly made of tortoiseshell or another natural substance.
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1529
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MEXICAN THIMBLE HANDPAINTED SIGNED
Mexican ceramic thimble, handpainted in traditional symbolic animal forms and signed by the artist.
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1530
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3 THIMBLES: WINDMILL, HEART , MODELLED CASTLE
Lot of 3 unusual thimbles: one in the form of a windmill, one with a heart and one with a modelled miniature castle on top.
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1531
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CUT CASED GLASS RUBY CRANBERRY THIMBLE
Exceptional old thimble made of cut crystal. Mint condition.
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1535
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22K GOLD THIMBLE
Genuine gold thimble.
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1536
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2 LIMOGES FRANCE PORCELAIN THIMBLES
2 thimbles made in Limoges France. Painted porcelain
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1521
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LOT 3 THIMBLES Golden Goose, flowers, Jackson
Lot of 3 thimbles. One has a relief sculpted Golden Goose, one has flowers and one is a souvenier for Jackson Hole.
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