Antique Faux Tortoise Shell Needle Packet Box * English * Circa 1850

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Antique Faux Tortoise Shell Needle Packet Box
English * Circa 1850
This lovely little needle box is made of wood in the form of a knife box and it is veneered with nicely patterned faux tortoise shell. The top is inlaid with a silver cartouche. Inside it is lined with the original red velvet. There are ivory colored dividers creating compartments for the needles. It has a push button closure and it opens and snaps closed perfectly.
The condition is excellent with no chips or cracks to the tortoise. The only damage is a tiny bit of insect nibbling at one edge of the bottom. It has some old packets of needles.
It measures
2 1/4" high by
3/8" wide (at the back) by 1 3
/4" deep
.
One just like this is shown
on p. 98 of Nerylla Taunton's book
Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries.
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