Mrs Pratt owned the sewing basket and it's contents - she lived in Beenak Road, Wandin, Victoria.Īn open rectangular shaped cane woven sewing basket with three bands of green and tan raffia woven around the sides.

These would have been used in the home for repairs as well as pieces sewn.

The handmade basket has a variety of pieces of vintage sewing items as listed in the detailed Description. Sewing equipment, sewing box, sewing, embroidery scissors, functional object there is also a small VR with a tiny rounded pattern opposite the Patent sign. The brass lock has 'SECURE PATENT' stamped in to it on the inside of the edge of the front of the box. There are several sewing items included - cotton reels and thread, assorted darning thread for hosiery, wool and nylon threads, a box of black pins, assorted sewing needles, thimbles, small decorative sewing scissors, black rolled tape, mixed buttons, hooks and eyes, nickel plated fittings for hats, vintage stocking hooks, a stick of white chalk, two (one green and one ivory) antique cotton thread winders and a medium sized vintage safety pin.Ī Variety of brands of items include - 'Rite Tone', 'Della Darn' 'C No Darn', 'Clark's Filosheen' hosiery thread, 'Barbour's Linen Wax Thread', 'The Flora MacDonald Best Steel Bodkins' 'National Hat Guard' nickel plated steel and brass fittings, 'Chadwick's Wool and Nylon' reinforcing mending thread, 'The Myrene Snap Studio' size 1 rustless press studs, 'The Pagoda Brand' rolled tape 5 yds, 'Cross Fox Brand' Best quality Steel Stems (long plastic headed pins), 'Toledo' brass thimble and a black box of 'F. The lid is attached with brass hinges and it has a brass lock and small key. There is a has a hollow area underneath the tray. The domestic sewing box would have been used in the home.Ī brown varnished rectangular wooden lidded Sewing Box with a lift out top section which has 16 varying sized compartments for storing sewing accessories.

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