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A silver cased sewing set
housed in a tooled leather bound box decorated in gilt to resemble a book, the spine with the phrase, "From A Friend", comprising: a thimble, a tape measure, a pin cushion, a pair of scissors and sheath and a bodkin, mostly French, mid nineteenth century -- length of case 14cms; a further composite sewing set comprising two pairs of damescened steel scissors, a gold thimble, a silver needlecase, a bodkin and a stiletto -- length of case 14.5cms; and a further sewing kit comprising a stiletto, a thimble, a pair of scisors, a glove darner cum needlecase and a silver-mounted strawberry pin cushion, American, late nineteenth century (3)
housed in a tooled leather bound box decorated in gilt to resemble a book, the spine with the phrase, "From A Friend", comprising: a thimble, a tape measure, a pin cushion, a pair of scissors and sheath and a bodkin, mostly French, mid nineteenth century -- length of case 14cms; a further composite sewing set comprising two pairs of damescened steel scissors, a gold thimble, a silver needlecase, a bodkin and a stiletto -- length of case 14.5cms; and a further sewing kit comprising a stiletto, a thimble, a pair of scisors, a glove darner cum needlecase and a silver-mounted strawberry pin cushion, American, late nineteenth century (3)