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Sewing box
oblong box with hinged barrelled lid; inlaid with mother of pearl; letter compartment in lid, lined with blue silk; lift-out tray, fitten with pincushions, needle case, 7 (3 lidded) compartments and sections containing miniature silver tape measure, ivory pincushion and silder wire pincushion; other contents include steel facetted beads, silver thimble, mother of pearl reel holder, 4 mother of pearl silk winder; parts of 3 reel holders, tating shuttle, crochet hook, pen-knife, stilettos, button-hooks, scissors, silk rolled thread, needle-holder, box of fine needles, miniature book of Holy Land, needle case, sample of unfirnished deckle braid and some embroidered patterns in linen