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END-OF-SUMMER VINTAGE SPECTACULAR

Wed, Sep 9, 2020 07:00AM EDT
Lot 150

LOT OF SEWING TOOLS, ENLGAND & AMERICA, 1790-1918

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
3 pairs of English scissors: 1 pair w/ silver monogrammed sheath, c. 1790, 3.5" x 1.25", (tarnished), 1 pair w/ blue sheath, c. 1840, 4.25" x 1.75", (wear to scissors & sheath), 1 larger ornate pair, c. 1820s, 4.75" x 1.75",(wear throughout); 1 "Marvel Machine" for hand embroidery, New York, patented 1918, 1.5" x 1.25" x 8.5", (wear to box & instruction packet, scratches & tarnish to machine); 1 boxwood counting tool, labeled "London" & "B.B. Wells", 2" x 2" x 3.25",(shallow scratches & chips); 1 bone dressmaker's adjustable marking tool, 1.5" x 6" unopened, (scratches, discoloration); 1 bone glove stretcher, 0.25"-1.5" x 6.75", (scratches, discoloration) all fair- very good.