SOLD Scarce Set of Early-Mid 19th Century German Sail Needles with Wonderful Engraved Label Weston toy co Found near Lake George in

Found near Lake George in Upstate NY

but clearly it is quite old

Sight 3 1/4" x 2 3/8"

thumb to one side and fingers to the other--and her bare feet

and a darning sampler like this a showcase of the maker's ability to match a spectrum of complex textile patterns

SOLD Scarce Set of Early-Mid 19th Century German Sail Needles with Wonderful Engraved Label Weston toy co Found near Lake George inAt the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair last week, I spotted some early sail needles very similar to this set in a vitrine (being sold alongside some other 19th c. nautical materials for a massive sum.) So when I came across these the next day at a show in Maine, I snatched them, mostly because I found the engraving on the label quite wonderful, and that hand inked "No. 5," too, but also as impetus to learn a bit about sail needles made, as self evident,