Any collectors out there who know what this is called?

[toochesterdraws]

I know there are various terms for different categories of collectables, but I'm a bit stuck on this one, and I was wondering if this actually has a name.

There's kitchenalia, breweryana and tobacciana for vintage cooking, drinking and smoking items, but does anyone know what you call the collecting of vintage haberdashery & sewing needles etc?

I've inherited a very large, very old sewing box and some of the things in it must be well over a hundred years old. I'd like to sell it on to people who collect that sort of stuff.

I think it just comes under the fairly generic term “sewing ephemera”.

If there’s a chance you might be listing it somewhere with an international sales audience, remember that in the US small haberdashery items are called “notions”.

Thanks, we've now decided it will probably be going to the local auction house as a job lot in one of their 'collectables' sales.