SIMONS BROTHERS FIGURAL ALLIGATOR STERLING SILVER SEWING THREE-PIECE RIBBON THREADER / BODKIN SET
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SIMONS BROTHERS FIGURAL ALLIGATOR STERLING SILVER SEWING THREE-PIECE RIBBON THREADER / BODKIN SET, comprising of a graduated figural set, full bodied alligators with open mouths serving as tool, fitted in a plum colored silk covered folding case. Each with "STERLING", "PAT. PEND.", and maker's marks. Including a together-by-association unpatterned bodkin marked "STERLING". Total weight: 0.151 ozt. Four pieces total. Retains collection number sticker and detailed collection card. Simons, Bro. & Co. / Simons Bros. Co., Philadelphia, PA. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. Tools 2 1/2" to 3 1/4" L.
Literature: Zalkin - Zalkins Handbook of Thimbles & Sewing Implements, p. 202, plate 25-45.
Provenance: The Mildred Jarvis Collection, Kennesaw, GA.
Set: Purchased from Glen Campbell, Moline, IL, 1/12/1991.
Plain bodkin: Purchased from Purnie's Antiques, 12/1986.
Literature: Zalkin - Zalkins Handbook of Thimbles & Sewing Implements, p. 202, plate 25-45.
Provenance: The Mildred Jarvis Collection, Kennesaw, GA.
Set: Purchased from Glen Campbell, Moline, IL, 1/12/1991.
Plain bodkin: Purchased from Purnie's Antiques, 12/1986.
Condition
Excellent condition with very minor wear, case with expected wear and some stains.
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- 26.5%
SIMONS BROTHERS FIGURAL ALLIGATOR STERLING SILVER SEWING THREE-PIECE RIBBON THREADER / BODKIN SET
Estimate $150 - $250
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