Lot
159
A MODEL OF A SEAM MACHINE AND A HAT BLOCK, the first a seam machine, Patentee H. Cole, Patented 1868, constructed of cherrywood (partial Patent office label); the second, a hat block constructed of mahogany, stamped ''C. GORHAM BARRE, MASS'' (Patent office label missing)-- 6½in. high, 15in. high (2)
Estimate
USD 1,000 - USD 1,500
A MODEL OF A SEAM MACHINE AND A HAT BLOCK, the first a seam machine, Patentee H. Cole, Patented 1868, constructed of cherrywood (partial Patent office label); the second, a hat block constructed of mahogany, stamped "C. GORHAM BARRE, MASS" (Patent office label missing)-- 6½in. high, 15in. high (2)
Provenance
O. Rundle Gilbert Collection, the hat block