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Silver Plated Sewing Bird or Sewing Clamp
For sale we have a bit of a rarity, a beautiful high quality silver plated sewing bird probably dating to the mid to late 19th century.
The sewing bird has an interesting beautifully, simple elegant, stylized form and consists of a pincushion, a head with a long beak that has machined grips for holding fabric or cotton along with a lovely elegant tail, a G clamp for clamping the sewing bird to a table, an attractive thumb screw grip, and a thumb screw terminating in a knurled brass clamp plate. There are tool marks/file marks around the base of the thumb screw grip and around the inside of the G clamp. The sewing bird seems to be made from silver plated brass. There is some brassing to the pincushion holder and extreme edges of the beak. The pin cushion fabric looks original and shows wear commensurate with its age. The steel spring is strong and in a good condition.
The sewing bird is just over 6 & 1/2 inches high with the thumb screw fully wound out and the pincushion holder has a maximum diameter of approximately 1 & 2/8 inches.
SellerPenrose Antiques
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Bradford
West Yorkshire
Tel : 07929015498
Non UK callers : +44 7929015498
The sewing bird has an interesting beautifully, simple elegant, stylized form and consists of a pincushion, a head with a long beak that has machined grips for holding fabric or cotton along with a lovely elegant tail, a G clamp for clamping the sewing bird to a table, an attractive thumb screw grip, and a thumb screw terminating in a knurled brass clamp plate. There are tool marks/file marks around the base of the thumb screw grip and around the inside of the G clamp. The sewing bird seems to be made from silver plated brass. There is some brassing to the pincushion holder and extreme edges of the beak. The pin cushion fabric looks original and shows wear commensurate with its age. The steel spring is strong and in a good condition.
The sewing bird is just over 6 & 1/2 inches high with the thumb screw fully wound out and the pincushion holder has a maximum diameter of approximately 1 & 2/8 inches.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 23/DEC/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. The price includes free shipping with full tracking & insurance
Dimensions6 & 1/2 inches high with the thumb screw fully wound out
Category Antique Silver Plated
Date 1880
Late Victorian Antiques Material Silver Plated
Condition Good but some wear to the plating
Item code as470a042 / C0115
Status Sold
£230.00
$287.94
€277.08
$
€
Conversion rates as of 23/DEC/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. The price includes free shipping with full tracking & insurance
View all stock from
Penrose Antiques
By appointment only
Bradford
West Yorkshire
Tel : 07929015498
Non UK callers : +44 7929015498
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