The front has an applied presidential seal with eagle out spread wings." It has the letter "K" applied above the seal in gold. It is a sterling silver Nussbaum & Hunold Shuttle. Please leave a comment as Patty would be thrilled to learn more about her shuttle! If you have a shuttle like this in your collection please leave comment so others can learn more about the history behind this shuttle. Thanks!
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I have had several people e-mail me about their collections. One person in general that wrote me that stated. She has a rather large collection of rather good shuttles, antique pattern books, large pieces of tatted dress. As she is getting older and it doesn't appear anyone in her family wants her collection. She is looking to dispose of it. Do you have any suggestions of how to do that? Are there venues for that sort thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
This Knotting Shuttle is currently on E-bay for sale! It appears to be tortoiseshell from the picture. Knotting shuttles are more oval and the ends do not touch. They were made from mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory and other items. The open ends allowed for heavy silk and thread. In the late 1800's knotting shuttles made way for the tatting shuttles with lighter weight thread. I currently do not have any in my collection. I wanted to document the history of knotting shuttles. Examples of Knotting Shuttles:
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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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