A sycamore and transfer decorated knitting needle case, with views of ABBOTSFORD and MELROSE ABBEY, inscribed Grown on the Lands of Abbotsford; a strawork knitting needle case; and a Mauchline Tartanware crochet hook. (3)

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A sycamore and transfer decorated knitting needle case, with views of ABBOTSFORD and MELROSE ABBEY, inscribed Grown on the Lands of Abbotsford; a strawork knitting needle case; and a Mauchline Tartanware crochet hook. (3)

Lot Essay

Similar examples are illustrated, History of Needlework Tools and Accessories, Sylvia Groves, 1966, plate 115.
Old Needlework Tools and Accessories: A Collector's Guide, Molly Proctor, 1990, page 114 D.

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