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Lot 955: A Collection of Vintage and Contemporary Haberdashery and Sewing Supplies in Confectionery Tins

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

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An assortment of sewing and haberdashery items housed within various food and confectionery storage containers. The group includes a large blue circular tin with a printed label for Cadbury’s ROSES CHOCOLATES (1.94 kg net), two purple circular tins for Cadbury’s HEROES, a white rectangular tin for BORGO DE’ MEDICI ITALIAN CANTUCCI BISCOTTI, and a cardboard game box for Sort it Out. Several tins bear yellow adhesive price stickers reading 5042. The contents comprise a wide variety of sewing accessories, including numerous spools of thread on both plastic and vintage wooden bobbins, some with labels reading ONLY NEEDS IRONING. A boxed Chinese-made tailoring tape features a printed label reading SUPERIOR QUALITY TAILORING TAPE and MADE IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Hardware includes large metal fabric shears, a wooden darning mushroom with a hand-incised H on the top, a wooden embroidery hoop, and carded Hooks & Eyes. Multiple small metal tins contain thimbles, safety pins, and needles. Also included is a paper packet for Ler brand leg measurement alterations and numerous bags of loose buttons.