Antique Vegetable Ivory Tape Measure English * Circa 1890 This nice little antique tape measure is carved of vegetable ivory. It has a pierced design around the sides and sits on a scalloped pedestal

 

***THIS IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL ANTIQUE BUTTON OUT OF A FABULOUS BATON ROUGE/NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ESTATE THAT I ACQUIRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO- ALL OF THE BUTTONS IN THIS COLLECTION WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDI

 

THREE ANTIQUE PORCELAIN STUD BUTTONS WITH HAND PAINTED ROSES AND GOLD GILDED EDGES They measures 1" round and are in really good shape, couldn't see any damage to the enamel and the gold edge is very

 

This is an oak box with various sewing machine attachments. It is an early piece, tags that hold the attachments in place are marked Singer. Box is approximately 6.5" x 3 1/4". We are by no means expe

 

This auction is for an antique figural Turtle Sewing Type Tape Measure. Made out of some sort of sheet metal with a gold colored finish. In raised lettering the the Turtle's back is: PULL MY HEAD BUT

 

YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ANTIQUE OAK SINGER SEWING PUZZLE BOX WITH PATENT DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1889. IT IS FILLED WITH ATTACHMENTS AND THERE ARE 6 OLD METAL SPOOLS. I REFERRED TO IT AS PRESTINE BECAUSE THE

 

Up for auction is a Civil War staff officer uniform coat button. It measures 13/16" in diameter and it is in good condition. The shank is bent. On the back it reads "Horstmann Brothers Phil." This is

 

THIS IS A LOVELY ANTIQUE BRASS BUTTON WITH A POSY FLOWER ON FRONT THAT FEATURES AN EMERALD GREEN TRANSPARENT GLASS BALL JEWEL THAT IS ACCENTED WITH A BIT OF GOLDEN LUSTER IN THE CENTER-IT MEASURES A H

 

LET ME START BY SAYING I'M A 63 YEAR OLD MAN AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BUTTONS.WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT I MUST DISPOSE OF PROBABLY 100 LBS OF THESE, I WILL FILL A MEDIUM RATE PRIORITY MAIL BOX WITH BUTTO

 

Solid green dress or quilt weight fabric. Great for appliqued quilt blocks. Measures about 35 inches wide selvage to selvage and is one yard long. Excellent new/old unused condition.