SOLD Scarce Set of Early-Mid 19th Century German Sail Needles with Wonderful Engraved Label Weston toy co and a darning sampler like

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

but clearly it is quite old

which I love especially for the rich blue

along with the rest surely someone has use for

Found near Lake George in Upstate NY

SOLD Scarce Set of Early-Mid 19th Century German Sail Needles with Wonderful Engraved Label Weston toy co and a darning sampler likeAt 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,