{"product_id":"flea-market-item-friand-tin-fancies-10","title":"Flea Market Item - Friand Tin Fancies 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA charming collection of vintage French sewing notions in an old friand tin that we think would make a perfect pincushion! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNestled inside are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egorgeous little pieces of French mercerie history that we have found during our adventures in the French markets. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set includes a pair of small steel needlework scissors with wonderfully darkened patina, a traditional metal thimble, a reel of soft blush-pink thread and an especially lovely old card of cream mending thread marked “Tymannia Brand – 10 Patent.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe heart-shaped Tymannia card with its original typography is a particularly appealing piece of haberdashery ephemera, while the simple utilitarian scissors show the wear of many years of use. Together, the pieces have the feeling of a genuine old household sewing kit rather than a formal sewing set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe would broadly date the contents to the early to mid-20th century, approximately 1920s–50s, with the scissors possibly being among the earlier pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Forage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49302890184948,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/1621\/7332\/files\/unnamed-5_04a7a4e7-64dd-443e-8eed-c2ab1ffc01f0.jpg?v=1788388227","url":"https:\/\/www.foragebylisamattock.com.au\/products\/flea-market-item-friand-tin-fancies-10","provider":"Forage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}