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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10081790, member: 76316"]It's about 3 1/2" long, 2 3/8" high, an' weighs ~1/2 ounce; painted gold over what would be kid or glove leather. There are 4 brass eyelets for long-gone laces; the stitching is all hand done, about 20-25 to the inch on the back seam, with the toe gathered to the tongue even more closely. The left side of that gathering has been repaired with red thread. The cushion surface may be silk, an' is severely worn, an' the ruffle looks to be rotten; it's worse on the left side.</p><p>Is this a European product? It seems commercially made as footgear for a newborn, then 'converted' to pin-cushion use. Does anything suggest when it may have been made? Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506028[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10081790, member: 76316"]It's about 3 1/2" long, 2 3/8" high, an' weighs ~1/2 ounce; painted gold over what would be kid or glove leather. There are 4 brass eyelets for long-gone laces; the stitching is all hand done, about 20-25 to the inch on the back seam, with the toe gathered to the tongue even more closely. The left side of that gathering has been repaired with red thread. The cushion surface may be silk, an' is severely worn, an' the ruffle looks to be rotten; it's worse on the left side. Is this a European product? It seems commercially made as footgear for a newborn, then 'converted' to pin-cushion use. Does anything suggest when it may have been made? Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]506021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506028[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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