Other Items
To date 16 items registered to or marked W. Avery & Son have been discovered that technically don’t fall into the category of Avery style needle cases. Items are only listed here if a design representation for a metal item was found or the item is known to exist. There are many other design representations or patents registered to W. Avery & Son for paper needle cases, needle wrappers, etc that are not included here because we do not know if they were ever produced.
Photo gallery
Left: Case for Hairpins - metal, Design #274366 dated July 11, 1873. Right: Sewing Vice - metal, Design #263783 dated June 27, 1872.
Counter Box - metal, Patent #2007 dated July 9, 1867 (photos courtesy of Bunny's Place).
Left: Crochet Handle #603 - brass Right: Crochet Handle #604 - brass
Left: Crochet Handle #606 - brass (photo courtesy of Bunny's Place). Right: Floral Needle Casket - pasteboard (photo courtesy of Christina Bertrand)
Floral Needle Casket - pasteboard - interior view and detail (photos from eBay)
Bouquet of Pink Flowers - pasteboard needle card with brass rim - front and back
Scottish Boy To the Ladies - pasteboard needle card with brass rim - front and back (photos from eBay).
Scottish Boy To the Ladies - pasteboard needle card with brass rim - interior with detail (photos from eBay).
Boys on Birds To the Ladies - pasteboard needle card with brass rim - front and interior detail (photos courtesy of Lynda Herrod).
Left: Boy in Paper Boat - pasteboard needle card with brass rim (this item was sold online years ago with a note indicating W. Avery & Son was listed on the reverse side) Right: Christmas Synoptical - pasteboard needle card brass rim.
Left: Liverpool Exhibition 1886 - mauchlineware Right: Naval Emblem exterior - leather with small brass ornament
Left: Naval Emblem interior - leather with small brass ornament Right: Naval Emblem detail
Top and bottom of Jahncke's metallic box marked W. Avery & Son Redditch probably made of tin.
Left: Interior of Jahncke's metalic box marked W. Avery & Son Redditch on the top and "Jahncke's Patent" on the side. Right: Drawing of Ernest Jahncke's patented metallic box showing how the top and bottom slide into each other from Wyman's Commercial Encylclopaedia of Leading Manufacturers of Great Britian which was published in 1888.
Leather book-shaped needle/pin box (photo courtesy of Christina Bertrand)
