The above Shuttles were a Mothers Day Gift from Mike. He me with purchased a collection from Ruth. Thank you Ruth and Mike!
This shuttle was in pile of my shuttles, but it struck me as odd that it has only one hole. Most all Boye shuttles have three holes. The reasoning behind that was for tension, but that did not work very well. This shuttle is made in the USA.
Susan Bates shuttle made by C.J. Bates and Son sold for .98 cents 1940's The " Magic Thimble" gadget PAT'D 10 1926 Boye Red and Yellow shuttle 1950's Multi Color Shuttle- Beautiful Shuttle English Tortoiseshell Shuttle 1850-1870's A.L. Hansen's patent " Detach-A- Bobbin" 1918 Imitation Tortoiseshell Shuttle 1930's Inlaid Company Slit Shuttle 1920's Harper is wrapped in a special tatted blanket maded by her Great- Great Grandmother. Currently this heirloom is on it's second generation of Grandchildren. This blanket is very dear and special to my heart! A tatted heirloom leaving us memories to treasure and keep from one generation to the next...
This shuttle was made by Simons and Bros. & Co. which was established in 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by George W. Simon. His brother Peter Boneil Simon joined him a few years later. They manfactured several items and had a contract to design military items, I believe it was sold by Otto Stumpf and Company. Simon Bros. and Company sold many items wholesale not just jewerly as items below shows. This unique shuttle has found a home with me. It shows the word sterling and Simon Bros. Hallmark with the number 2314. I believe this shuttle to be a RARE find.This shuttle was Birthday gift to me from my Mother. It is one of my favorite shuttles in my collection! This is what the Christopher Papadakis the owner had to say about this shuttle when asked for the history on it. " I purchased the shuttle 2 weeks ago from another dealer who was retiring ( late 70's age). He had inherited it from a close family friend decades ago and kept it all this time." Wyomissing Pennsylvania http://www.simonsbrothers.com/about.htm www.rubylane.com/blog/categories/vintage-collectibles/spotlight-the-simon-brothers-company-did-you-know/ https://collections.dma.org/artwork/3207319 Elizabeth Weaver Look at the double post this is a unique feature to this shuttle. You usually only see one post on tatting shuttles. This shuttle is much heavier than most shuttles. It is heavier than my Foster and & Bailey shuttles. You have numbers after the hallmark stamp. I was told by Mike from Simon Bro. & Company that number is the style number. The seller in Amsterdam could not ship it to USA since two of the items were ivory. I wanted to share this, it was to be a Birthday gift from my mother. This shuttle and other items can be found in book by Gay Ann Rogers "An Illustrated History of Needleworks Tools." this is a great resource book if you like needlework items. The question is .....Is the pink enamel design know as another tatting shuttle maker design? Is one side replaced by another maker; because the sides don't match evenly? Sorry, but I don't have the answers.... I did find that a F. A. Herman around 1852 open a General store that kept first class items. He later went into partnership with ER Herman and John Dixon to form Herman and Dixon and Co. The question still remains if that is the same person? I will still ponder and maybe dig a litter deeper when time permits. I do have pictures of two other shuttles that were made by F. A. Herman on my website a blue one and white one. Maybe the owners of those shuttles can provide information.
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SheilaI have a passion to collect tatting shuttles and vintage lace. I love tatting and I do tat, just not very well. I hope Archives
July 2023
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