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Needle Threader with Ebony handle  - 19th C

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Antique ebony needle thread holder
 
A fine crosshatched ebony needle thread holder of Italian origin from the late 1800s. The hollow needle would be passed under an organ or blood vessel allowing the easy passage of a catgut suture through otherwise difficult terrain.