I have a clamp on pincushion with Japanese or Chinese writing.

I've sold lots of these in many forms but can't find one like this. I've tried an image search along with descriptive searches and haven't come up with anything.

I know it's a pincushion but was hoping to find some idea of value before listing.

Thanks in advance!

 

Don't know what it is but it says Tokyo in the bottom, so Japanese

 

neat little thing..

 

THat's a classic sewing tool. You clamp it to your table so the pincushion can't wander off. There are lots of them in one design or another. The oldest are all wooden and date back ...1700s somewhere if my memory isn't totally shot.

 

Hello,
It says: 新案特許 = new patent, and Tokyo as was already said.

 

Thank you for the translation. It looks like this was meant as a domestic item and not for export then. That may be why I haven't found it in my searches.