Antiques
Of A
Mechanical Nature
 Larry and Carole
Meeker


Purveyors of American Patented & Mechanical Antiques
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 Antique & Vintage Sewing Accessories

Pincushions

Most of the sewing related antiques you will find on this and our other Sewing Accessories pages originated from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, and were part two large and diverse antique sewing collections we are handling on consignment.  This is the first time most of these pieces have been out on the market in many years.

 

4 Victorian Antique Pin Cushions  These pin cushions are wonderful!  The one on the top is intricately carved vegetable ivory and resembles a little urn.  The heart shaped cushion on the left is sterling silver and unpolished.  Although slightly disfigured it is still quite lovely.  The cushion is velvet.  The little tufted pillow shaped cushion on the right is made from silk fabric---slightly faded but in otherwise amazingly nice condition.  The one on the bottom looks like a little booklet with a mother-of-pearl front and back "cover" and velvet edges.  These are the type of antique sewing / needlework accessories that are rarely found anymore, except when they come out of long-time collections as these did.                   

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Vegetable Ivory..............Very Good-Excellent ......... $45.00     SOLD!

Sterling..............Good-Very Good ......... $65.00     VM-pincush-1

Silk Pillow..............Very Good......... $45.00     VM-pincush-2

Mother of Pearl..............Very Good......... $45.00     SOLD!  

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4 Strawberry Needle Emerys and a Strawberry Silk Pin Cushion  Strawberries and other fruits were popular Victorian symbols.  The larger pink watered silk strawberry on the left is a pin cushion.  The other four are emerys, with the shorter pumpkin shaped one having a tasseled silver cap.

Silk..............Good ......... $55.00      VM-pincush-4   

Emery with Sterling ...........Very Good ......... $95.00     VM-em-ster     SOLD!

3 Strawberry Emerys..............Very Good......... $55.00 all three    VM-3-em

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2 Detmer Woolens Advertising Pin Cushion Irons   These small advertising irons look like little Dover irons, but are hollowed out and have a pin cushion built right in.  Both are marked the same: "Complements of Detmer Woolen Co." along with a reference to being most popular with discriminating customers.  That's you! Very nice!!      

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Left .... Good   ........ $75.00     MN-PINC-1

Right .... Good   ........ $75.00      PR-966     SOLD!

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We want to help you sell your quality Antiques in this Category. 

If you have a collection of similar antiques and want further info please see our FAQ page, the Appraisal / Selling Page and the Selling Your Collection Pages for further info.

 

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