Antique Sewing Accessories Incl. Buttonhole Cutter
Updated August 25, 2026
This auction ended on September 10, 2026.
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| Lot number | 709 |
| Estimate | 300.00 - 400.00 USD |
| Category | Antiques & Furniture |
| Auction | Antiques, Americana, and Advertising Auction - Day 2 |
| Date | September 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT |
| Auction house | John M. Hess Auction Service, Inc. |
| Location | Manheim, Pennsylvania |
Wonderful group includes an antique pincushion made in the style of a late-19th-century rocking chair with painted embellishments, a brass buttonhole gauge and cutter stamped "DM Co Pat Sep 3 (18)72 BPT Conn" (BPT stands for Bridgeport), and a lithographed tin container marked "Sarah's Thread Holder" from the Thread Holder Company in Boston, Mass. that held 200 yards of John Clark's Best Six Chord Spool Thread. Tin thread holder, 4 1/2"L Area of paint loss on back foot of pincushion chair.
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