edie3
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Post by edie3 on Jul 9, 2018 2:29:20 GMT
I was going thru a box of old buttons and found a sterling silver tatting shuttle. Is there a market for this? Where can I go to get more info on it? Thanks!
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jul 9, 2018 2:36:10 GMT
Check out auctionzip.com and look for a local auction house. Many of them have onsite appraisals or offer appraisals on a regular basis.
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Post by Why on Jul 9, 2018 3:59:12 GMT
Type " silver tatting shuttle" in the search on Ebay. That will give you an idea of the market.
I also look at the "sold" items to see if the prices asked are being paid. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 9, 2018 10:48:48 GMT
HERE is a link to more info than you probably ever wanted about tatting shuttles. I looked on Etsy and there seem to only be a few sterling ones listed. They are in the $150 range. The sold listings on eBay are all over the place which is typical. Maker's mark and detailing drive the price up. Selling it yourself on one of those sites will bring you the best price. If you consign it at an auction house or sell it to a local sterling buyer (like a jewelry store), you'll most likely realize a lower price.
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Post by lisae on Jul 9, 2018 11:15:01 GMT
I was wondering how old I had to be to be considered "antique" or "vintage"?  (Since I know what a tatting shuttle is, I may qualify as antique.) |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 9, 2018 11:35:45 GMT
I was wondering how old I had to be to be considered "antique" or "vintage"? I'm definitely vintage. |
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 9, 2018 12:43:29 GMT
I was wondering how old I had to be to be considered "antique" or "vintage"? (Since I know what a tatting shuttle is, I may qualify as antique.) Ha! I thought the same thing when I read the thread title. I often talk about how I lived back in the Dark Ages (i.e., before internet, cable TV, DVRs, VCRs, or anything else like that), so I'm definitely "vintage".  Although...I do not know what a "tatting shuttle" is. It sounds like something to do with sewing and I hate sewing. Although I did have to take sewing class back in high school in those Dark Ages. I hated it!  |
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Post by edie3 on Jul 9, 2018 12:52:16 GMT
thanks for all the info, my dear vintage peas! Here is a photo of it:  |
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Post by lisae on Jul 9, 2018 20:20:57 GMT
I was wondering how old I had to be to be considered "antique" or "vintage"? (Since I know what a tatting shuttle is, I may qualify as antique.) Ha! I thought the same thing when I read the thread title. I often talk about how I lived back in the Dark Ages (i.e., before internet, cable TV, DVRs, VCRs, or anything else like that), so I'm definitely "vintage". Although...I do not know what a "tatting shuttle" is. It sounds like something to do with sewing and I hate sewing. Although I did have to take sewing class back in high school in those Dark Ages. I hated it! Tatting is a craft using a special tool - the shuttle - to create lace from thread. I never learned to tat. There was a woman at the rest home with my grandmother who tatted. I almost got her to teach me because I was really into crocheting and knitting at the time even with tiny crochet cotton but I never did. |
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Post by brynn on Jul 9, 2018 20:39:55 GMT
Tatting is a craft using a special tool - the shuttle - to create lace from thread. I never learned to tat. There was a woman at the rest home with my grandmother who tatted. I almost got her to teach me because I was really into crocheting and knitting at the time even with tiny crochet cotton but I never did.I always wanted to learn to tat (I knit and crochet), but by the time I found someone to teach me, my eyesight wasn't what it used to be. Same thing happened with rosemaling. |
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