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MACKAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Pin Cushion

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Mackay - pincushion - shell (3)PLACE REPRESENTED: Mackay, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Pin Cushion

NOTES: A  most unusual pin cushion and quite a good one. I’m not sure is this locally made as I’m not sure Mackay is famous for its shells given it’s located on a river (the Pioneer river) though it is a jumping off point for the nearby Great Barrier Reef, and the Whitsunday Islands. Still, I would be happy to put my pin in this cushion.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: shell

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm long x 5cm high

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HOLLAND – Pin Cushion

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PLACE REPRESENTED:   Holland

ITEM: Pin Cushion

NOTES: A pin cushion from Holland in the shape of, what else, clogs. It is, perhaps, one of the most identifiable of all national dress items. And, of course,  the clogs have painted windmills on them. All we need is a dyke.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  ?

MANUFACTURER: Handmade

DIMENSIONS: 11cm across , 5cm high

 

 

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – Pin Cushion

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Memphis, Tennessee, USA (Graceland specifically)

ITEM: Pin Cushion

NOTES: A rocking chair pin cushion from Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis, Graceland. I’m not sure why a pin cushion and rocking chair but anything with Elvis or anything Elvis related will sell. If nothing else it is a reminder that Elvis’ beloved grandmother, Minnie Mae aka Dodger, lived at Graceland until she passed away in 1980.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: steel , fabric

MADE IN:  ?

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 6cm high , 3.5cm wide

Happy Birthday Elvis.