needle case

19Th Century

A-B: a small metallic gold paper box. A: Is the lid decorated with an oval of multi-colored flowers on the top. B: Is the bottom of the box, textured metallic gold on the outside and white on...

20th century

Darning egg, needle case is made of wood in the shape of an egg. A: Lid, screws off; it is printed in black "The Columbian Egg" and has a black cirlce at the top. B: The bottom of the egg is...

19Th Century

A-B: red leather case over cardboard (holds four pink paper packages of needles); tooled in gold gilt and green. A: The lid reads: "Ask for any size to refill" on the front, and "Patented Needle...

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