SOLD……A little red leather needle case. c1800-1815

SOLD……A little red leather needle case. c1800-1815A little gold tooled, red leather needle packet box. English c1800 1815. Inside, the case is lined in yellow paper and it has a sepia print of a stag inside the lid. There's room for some very small needle packets (with equally tiny needles!) but only one early packet remains 'James Holyoake's Original Diamond Grooveless Betws. Redditch' The leather is in excellent condition no damage or splits and the gold tooling is bright. Just under 5cm long x 2.

Otherwise they are in good condition

It is a little stiff but is working

( please see photos for details )

In excellent condition- no damage to the silver and the steel blades are still shiny

A late Victorian scent bottle which lies flat and is decorated with what appears to be foil backed pieces of glass

The lid is fitted with a pin cushion and the side has a print showing Brighton's sea front and Brighton Chain Pier (so titled)

The steel blades are undamaged

4 cm in diameter at the base

Total length 15 inches (38cm)

5 x 1 inches

15 cm long

It is one of a group of novelty needle packet boxes produced by William Avery of Redditch in the 19th century