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Victorian Baxter Needle Cases in Original Box
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Victorian Baxter Needle Cases in Original Box

19th century
Sold 24 August 2025 · Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Victorian box containing 10 Baxter needle case. The front of the box has a picture of Windsor Castle. On the base of the box someone has written “complete Royal set of 133”. The outer box is not in perfect condition please see pictures. The internal boxes are all in good condition commensurate with age and use. Some have a pink base, some a white base, and one contains a packet of needles.

Box L 15 cm H 1.5 cm, W 10.5cm

Each box H 4.8 x W 2.7 x D 1 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Victorian Baxter Needle Case to the Victorian era.

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Victorian box containing 10 Baxter needle case. The front of the box has a picture of Windsor Castle. On the base of the box someone has written “complete Royal set of 133”. The outer box is not in perfect condition please see pictures. The internal boxes are all in good condition commensurate with age and use. Some have a pink base, some a white base, and one contains a packet of needles.

Box L 15 cm H 1.5 cm, W 10.5cm

Each box H 4.8 x W 2.7 x D 1 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Victorian Baxter Needle Case to the Victorian era.

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Archive I An open pink Victorian needle case box containing ten individual decorated paper needle packets with coloured pictorial prints. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Victorian Baxter Needle Cases in Original Box

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An open pink Victorian needle case box containing ten individual decorated paper needle packets with coloured pictorial prints.
Victorian Baxter needle cases in original box
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An open pink Victorian needle case box containing ten individual decorated paper needle packets with coloured pictorial prints.
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  • ObjectSewing Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialCard, paper, foil
  • ColourPink
  • MotifsChromolithograph prints, Embossed foil borders, Landscape and portrait miniatures

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A Victorian Baxter needle case is a small, decorated container for sewing needles featuring colour relief prints produced by George Baxter or his licensees during the 19th century.

These items were typically constructed from card, paper, and pasteboard, adorned with woodblock or Baxter process colour lithographs and occasionally metallic gold foil accents.

Authentic pieces usually feature fine stipple-engraved base plates combined with multiple oil-colour impressions, often displaying minute detail and rich chromatic depth characteristic of mid-19th-century printing techniques.

These delicate pieces are best displayed flat within a shallow glass-topped display case or shadow box to protect the paper while adding a layer of historical curiosity to a study or drawing room.

Preservation requires keeping the items away from direct sunlight to prevent fading, maintaining stable low-humidity conditions, and handling them minimally to avoid transferring natural oils to the aged paper.
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