Lot 1
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The Dr. and Mrs F. Horowitz and Family Collection of Needlework Tools.
A Victorian faceted glass threadwinder with pink rims, wound with twisted pink silk; a ruby flashed glass threadwinder with cruciform and circular ornament; a blue flashed white glass threadwinder of six point stellar form; and a ruby flashed threadwinder with cruciform design and lobed lugs. (4)

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A Victorian faceted glass threadwinder with pink rims, wound with twisted pink silk; a ruby flashed glass threadwinder with cruciform and circular ornament; a blue flashed white glass threadwinder of six point stellar form; and a ruby flashed threadwinder with cruciform design and lobed lugs. (4)

Lot Essay

Similar examples are illustrated, Needlework Tools & Accessories, Sylvia Groves, 1966, page 31.
Antique Sewing Tools and Tales, Barbara Gullers, 1992, page 50.

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