The front of the box says - Empisal Fairy Needle and the back - Empisal Fairy Embroidery Machine.
24/6 and under that - price in the Union of South Africa. I wonder if thats 24 shillings and 6 pence!!
5 needles ranging in sizes - small to large. I paid R5.00 for it - less than 1US dollar.
The Union of South Africa was formed in 1910 - 1961
SA declared itself a Republic in 1961... it's very old but in good condition
Any idea how to operate this gadget! Nothing on internet, I've turned it upside down inside out - asked my husband- we cannot fathom it!
Delicious chocolates from my son for Mothers Day. My husband took me out to dinner on Saturday night followed by a movie-The Back-up Plan ( romantic comedy) the guys cooked lunch on Sunday, washed the dishes, offered me tea all day and bought an apple tart for afternoon tea. I had a lovely relaxing day.
PS: Hi and welcome to my newest follower, Nancy.
Hmm...That's so intriguing! Have you seen the Clover embroidering things? I wonder if it did anything like that?
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Sounds like you had a nice mother's day! :)
What a great find - even if you can't figure out how to make it work!!!:>)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome...at least I hope it is for me...tee hee..
ReplyDeleteLove the little embroidery needle. Does it work?
Wow - not a clue but isn't it lovely - looks like empisal is still around, did you check their website?
ReplyDeleteThe chocolates look yummy!! And the Fairy Needle apparatus looks interesting. Does it work? But how does it work? I have not seen anything like it. An interesting bit of history as well. I would like to learn more about South Africa.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great Mother's Day.
Have a super great day.
I just bought one, and it came with instructions! would you like me to send you pictures of it?
ReplyDeleteHi Sonja, I too have bought one of these vintage embroidery needles .. could you please also send me instructions? Thanks so much. Kind Regards, Shirley. Johannesburg. ayesher@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteI'd love to get pictures of the instructions since I have one of these needles myself.
I'll make a comment on your blog as well.
Sonja, I would love a copy of the instructions. thank you.
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ReplyDeleteI am trying to find one of these fairy embroidery needles for my mother who used to have one in the late 1960's. Any idea where I can find one for her?
regards
Joe
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