THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 9, 1995 TAG: 9504070211
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 05 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: COURTLAND LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
A bunch of old sew-and-sews is exhibited at the Rochelle-Prince House.
The antique sewing paraphernalia and related memorabilia include a needle threader and needles made by the Corapeake Manufacturing Co.
Most of the display pieces come from local homes and businesses, including some sewing and handwork items from Mildred S. Jones and Florence S. Purnell. Their parents once owned Steinhardt's Hardware in downtown Franklin.
Many of the other Jones-Purnell items on loan to Rochelle-Prince were manufactured in Germany.
One of the oldest pieces is a hand-carved crochet hook, said Glynn Parker, who arranged the exhibit. It dates to the mid-1800s.
Not quite that old is a quilt made in 1893, using feather stitching. The quiltmaker was Larry Saunders of Franklin.
Also from that era is a table with a dresser scarf.
Three sewing tables represent different eras but, like everything else at Rochelle-Prince, they are categorized as antique.
Some of the many other articles on display:
A darning egg, circa 1870.
Knitted socks.
A pin cushion shaped like a plump woman's stockinged leg.
A collection of thimbles, including some with holes at both ends.
Tatting spindle crochet hooks, on display under glass.
A glove stretcher.
The display continues through the end of May. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by MICHAEL KESTNER
Glynn Parker arranges antique sewing items at the Rochelle-Prince
Museum in downtown Courtland.
by CNB