Folksy Painted Wooden Pincushion Clamp
This is an interesting wooden tole painted pincushion clamp.
From the designs it looks to me like it could be American or it may be
Scandinavian. It is unusual in that on one side is a little round
mirror. The "trim" around the edge of the mirror has flaked off
(even more is missing than what the picture shows). It's a great
looking piece of folk art as well as a great antique sewing collectible.
Good . . . . . $125.00 SPECIAL SALE $75.00
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Antique
Sewing Clamp Pincushion
This is a very early
pincushion sewing clamp that dates from the early 19th century. There is
some minor rust, and it has not been cleaned or polished. It is a nicely
crafted steel pin cushion with a hook incorporated into the bottom thumbscrew
to help hold work like netting, the idea being you could tie off your work to
this hook allowing the pin cushion to be used to hold needles or pins.
A nice added touch. It is about 5 1/2" tall, and the pin cushion
about 2" diameter.
Good+ . . . . . $95.00 SPECIAL SALE $65.00
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Antique
Sewing Clamp Pincushion w/ Wooden Frame Pincushion This is an
unusual example with a wooden framed box with a red velvet cushion attached
to the steel C-clamp. The idea with these was you could either pin your work
to the pin cushion to act as a third hand, or you had more than one clamp and
this simply acted as an area to keep and organize your pins and needles.
It is about 4 1/2" tall, and the pin cushion box is about 2" x 4".
Very Good . . . . . $95.00 SPECIAL SALE $55.00
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Antique
Steel Sewing Clamp Pincushion
The pin cushion on this one
sits in a tapered trough that is about 3/4" by just under 2" long. The
cushion itself is held in with a series of miniature pins that give the look
of cut steel decoration. It stands 4 1/2 " tall. A nice looking
clamp on pin cushion from the early 19th century.
Excellent . . . . . $150.00 SPECIAL SALE $75.00
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Antique
Stone Decorated Sewing Clamp Pincushion
This is a very unusual
design sewing clamp / pincushion. The bottom thumbscrew has an inset gemstone
as does the front face of the clamp portion. The rock there is inscribed,
but I can not make out the name. The entire body has hand cut file worked
ridges on the outer face. It looks great. The pin cushion is original,
and sits in a scalloped tray that is approx 1 1/4 x 2". A very rare and
unusual example. Highly recommended.
Excellent . . . . . $395.00 SPECIAL SALE $275.00
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Antique
Steel Sewing Clamp Pincushion
Even though this example looks
to be very simple and utilitarian, a lot of work went into the making of and
decoration for it. It is about 5" tall and the pincushion is about
1 1/2" diameter. All of the edges of the clamp portion have heavy chamfers
which one would assume were done by hand with a file. The turn screw is
nicely turned and the bottom has a pleasing shape and design. All original
and ready for the collection.
Excellent . . . . . $125.00 SPECIAL SALE $65.00
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Antique
Steel Sewing Clamp Pincushion w/ Hook
This antique steel
sewing clamp is about 5" tall and the pincushion is about 1 1/2" diameter.
Even though this example looks to be very simple and utilitarian, a lot of work
went into the making of and decoration for it. All of the
edges of the clamp portion have heavy chamfers which were done by hand with
a file. The bottom thumbscrew has a pleasing shape and design. There is
a hook that the work could be tied off to under the pincushion. The pin
cushion holder a a nice rectangular shape with a taper to it. The pincushion
material has been replaced, but the clamp is all original and ready for the
collection.
Excellent . . . . . $125.00 SPECIAL SALE $65.00
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Cut
Steel / Decorated Antique Sewing Clamp Pincushion w/ Hook
Cut
steel is an art form that is most closely associated with France and England.
It can date from as early as the 17th century. Sewing clamps in this form
are very rare. This one is all original and in super nice condition.
The pin cushion looks to be original and sits in a round bottom cut steel decorated trough. That is held up by a finely turned stepped post. The outside of the clamp portion is also decorated with cut steel buttons and flowers. The bottom heart shaped thumbscrew is very nicely done as well. It also has an unusual spiral cut thread which serves to double the speed when turning it to open or close. A very hard to achieve detail.
The final feature is the hook that can be used to tie off or hold your work acting as a third hand if you will. At first glance a simple and utilitarian example, but upon examination a wonderful piece of cut steel, and a very early and unusual sewing clamp.
Excellent . . . . . $245.00 SPECIAL SALE $155.00
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Antique
Brass Sewing Clamp Pincushion w/ Special Features This is an odd
looking sewing clamp / pin cushion. It resembles an ancient building with
pillars or a monument and in a sense that is what it is because in addition
to the look and the pincushion, this unusual clamp also has a secret area that
holds the remains of an old photographic image and a mirror. Just below
the pincushion the top unscrews to reveal a mirror in the top half, and in the
bottom one can see the faint outline of an facial image. The glass image
is held in with a threaded ring which unscrews. The image has mostly disappeared,
but a faint image / outline is still there. It must have been an ambreotype
as it is almost completely faded away over the years. This unusual piece
stands just about 6" tall, and the pin cushion / image are is about 2" in diameter.
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Excellent . . . . . $595.00 SPECIAL SALE $375.00
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Polished
Steel Thread Winder / Spool
For such a simple little design,
a lot of work went into this little thread winder. It has a very nice
heart cutout thumbscrew, and the upright has about the smallest and finest knurling
I have ever seen. Nice.
Very Good . . . . . $175.00 SPECIAL SALE $125.00
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Polished Steel & Wood Thread Winders / Spools
These are about the
same size as each other but slightly different in makeup. The seamstress
or sewer would have these set up for large pieces of work to have a ready supply
of thread at hand for the project underway. These would date from the19th
century or before, and are very well done.
Very Good . . . . . $75.00 / Choice SPECIAL SALE $50.00 / EACH
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Ivory Thread Winders / Spools
These antique ivory sewing
clamp spool winders are about the same size but slightly different in design
and construction. Both are very nice and damage free. They may be
English or from New England and date from the 19th century.
Very Good . . . . . $125.00 / Choice SPECIAL SALE $95.00
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Polished
Steel Sewing Clamp Netting Hook
Here is a another example of a
lot of work and embellishment for such a simple tool with a simple task in mind.
A nail in the top of the table would have sufficed, but someone instead put
hours into forming and decorating this small sewing clamp / tool.
Nice.
Very Good . . . . . $95.00 SPECIAL SALE $65.00
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