verna2197

Good Day all went to an auction this morning, had my eye on the box that contained sewing items, but it also came with a sewing machine cabinet, which I do not need. Anyway here I am prepared to pay a couple hundred for the items and lo and behold only paid $70 thought I got a real good deal. Ok I am going to post some pictures of what I got then I am going to post some pics of what I don't know, that is where you all come in, need help to identify these please

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This is the cabinet
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This is the box of items I wanted
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This I don't know what it is except some kind of sharpener maybe? Only has the word Japan on it
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These I don't have the slightest idea of what they are, the big ones has the word Werthan on it and the small one says Made in England on it. The large one is 6" and the small is 4" and actually looking at the top it looks like a crack on it where you could slip thread thru?

tkhooper

are those leather needles?

Tothill

Wow you did very well.

You should be able to sell the cabinet for $70.00 and look at everything else you get to keep. I love sorting through old sewing notions and button jars.

I wonder if the big needles are carpet needles, or as tk suggested leather needles, perhaps used for repairing tack?

verna2197

I dont know what they are have never seen them before.

elnan

That top needle looks like a wing needle. It is possible they would fit one of those hand held stitchers used for sails or tack as someone else suggested. But, I have never seen a needle with the elongated slit in the top of it.

Isn't that an hydraulic lift under the top of the sewing cabinet? The older I get, the more I long for one.

That blue gizmo that looks a bit like a tracing wheel looks like something I've seen for dressing glass edges. Sorry, everything is looks like, may be.

verna2197

here is a picture of all the thread that was in this box
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had to scrub the side of these but they say they are scisso-nip don't know how to use them though.
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verna2197

more things that look vintage to me, the last one I think is a bobbin but my SIL says no.
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Tartan

SCORE! Congratulations!

ArlaJo

That big needle looks like what used to be used to sew hop sacks closed.

Macybaby

the last one is a spool for typewriter/adding machine ribbon. I've got a few of those too - that came in sewing cabinet drawers.