Vintage Finds

wood holder with tightly curled paper inside that hold  pins and needles

top view

wood bottom ...15 cents

I rotated the pin holder so I could photograph around the whole piece

   

This pin/needle holder came to me after my husbands aunt, Anne passed away. I found the pin holder in her sewing basket  The pins in this pin holder have been there since I received this piece. Many of the pins are still in the original holes and had never been removed to be used.

I also have a tiny box with a silk cocoon inside, but I can't put my hands on that at the moment.

I can't remember where I found this 1907 Waltham Watch Company repair kit box. Inside was a packet with a main spring, a wrist watch face and parts, and another container filled with watch parts.

1907 Waltham Watch repair kit box

closed containers

    open containers

I've had the watch repair kit and pin holder for many years. I love old things, don't you?

a very fragile old crochet, tatting , knitting instruction booklet. Tatting  is a lost art. I wish I knew how to do it.

Elaine