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English Bone Fretwork Sewing Case "Stephenson's Rocket"
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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Delicately-fretwork-carved steam engine railway car with wheels that actually turn,has smokestack as needle case,and a lift-top roof on the car for storage of sewing tools. The unusual model was inspired by the famous Liverpool and Manchester railway line whose 1829 steam locomotive designed by George Stephenson was called ? The Rocket". Excellent condition. English,circa 1830.