Lin’s Antiques and Collectibles
For the Ladies - Sewing & Related - page 2 of 2
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#m1531 - HOMMER PLASTIC SEWING CASE - $24.00
CUTE
LITTLE SEWING CASE MADE BY HOMMER MANUFACTURING COMPANY! CASE IS HARD PLASTIC,
BOTTOM IS GREEN, LID IS CLEAR. MEASURES 6 5/8" LONG, 4 1/2" WIDE, 1 5/8" TALL.
NEAT ITEM, VERY COLLECTIBLE!
#m1529 - SET OF 2 DARNERS (WOODEN) - $30.00
VERY
NICE SEWING AIDS -- LISTING HAS 2 DARNERS MADE OF WOOD! ONE IS 5 3/4" LONG (HAS
A SHORTER HANDLE -- 3") AND END IS MORE OBLONG IN SHAPE. THE OTHER IS 7" LONG
(HANDLE IS 4 1/2" LONG) AND THE END IS MORE ROUND (ALMOST EGG SHAPE).
#m1405 - RUG BRAIDER AND LACER - $40.00
WOW
-- MAKE YOUR OWN RUGS WITH THESE GREAT TOOLS! IN THE ORIGINAL ENVELOPE PACKAGE
AND WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION SHEET, THERE ARE 3 METAL BRAIDING TOOLS AND 1
METAL LACER. PER PACKAGE -- "NO SEWING, NO ROUGH EDGES, BRAID A RUG IN A DAY --
USE YOUR OLD CLOTHES. RUGS WILL BE REVERSIBLE -- RUGS WILL ALWAYS LIE FLAT".
THESE ARE NOT NEW ITEMS -- AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INSTRUCTION SHEET IS AN OFFER
FOR NEW WOOLEN STRIPPINGS THAT WERE AVAILABLE FROM THE "RUGMAKER, DES MOINES 16,
IOWA". NEAT RETRO ITEMS!
#m609 - CELLULOID BUTTON HOOK - $25.00
REALLY
NEAT VINTAGE ACCESSORY! THIS IS A BUTTON HOOK WITH CELLULOID HANDLE. MEASURES 7
3/8" FROM END TO END, THE HANDLE MEASURES 3 11/16" LONG, 11/16" WIDE (AT WIDEST
PART). IT IS A BUTTERSCOTCH COLOR AND HAS A SHINY LIGHT YELLOW DECORATIVE LAYER
ON THE FRONT. VERY NICE.
#m579 - SEWING ACCESSORIES -- "WITCH" NEEDLE THREADER IN ORIGINAL BOX! - $20.00
NEEDLE THREADER IN NEW AND UNUSED CONDITION! THIS IS THE RED AND WHITE PLASTIC
MODEL -- I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER USING ONE ON HER "MENDING" DAY. THE BOX HAS
PRINTED ON BACK: "MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY, GERMAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS". THIS IS
COLLECTIBLE FOR THE NEEDLE THREADER AS WELL AS FOR THE BOX.