Rosie's Ramblings

September 3, 2001

Hello Out There,

I hope that everyone is enjoying Labor Day weekend. I know that I am. Yesterday I traveled to St. Louis to a nice antique show. I was lucky enough to find FOUR needle books, though none of them were on my "must have" list. I have included the best of the lot here this month. This needle book has a deco look and is entitled Mother's Best. According to MY mother, this used to be the name of a brand of flour. Since this does not look like an advertising book, I'm not sure whether or not the title is a coincidence. It was made in Japan and has foil-stuck needles.

The next new entry, a local find, is not particularly pretty. It is a faded, nearly colorless advertisement for The Western Furniture Company in Cincinatti, Ohio. What makes this needle book interesting is the inside. It has a Columbian Exposition (1893) needle packet alongside a 1902 calendar. This kind of shoots a hole in the theory that mention of the Columbian Exposition nails down the date. It is important to remember that in those days things were not disposible as they are today. Obviously these needle packs continued to be used until the supply was depleted. I have included a picture of the packet and calendar .

It has been a while since I added to my Zeppelin page. I hope that you enjoy seeing the lovely Modern. It is interesting to note that I have another needle book with this same back. Inside there are nice Princess Victoria Best Silver Eyed Sharp packets plus a crewel embroidery needle. I may be slipping, but I can't remember seeing one of these included before.

Last, but not least, is one of my most favorite needle books...Little Red Riding Hood . This book was made in Germany by Prym. Is has foil stuck needles. Because of its shape I have included it on my horseshoe page, though is does not have the traditional horseshoe border.

I hope you have time to re-visit a recent entry, Renown . I have included some interesting new information about this needle book and would like to hear your comments/opinions. I make mistakes and this very well may be one of them.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to visitors via the Sewing.com newsletter. I hope you enjoy Rosie's and will come back again and again.

Love,

Rosie

e-mail: rosierider@yahoo.com

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