🧵 A clever little piece of mid-century sewing history!


Vintage Dritz No. 556 Bound Buttonhole Maker, a specialty sewing tool designed to help create evenly sized bound buttonholes. The original packaging states that it can be used with Singer and other sewing machines.


This example includes the vintage Dritz tool along with its original instructional retail card, complete with the wonderfully retro graphics and original $1 price marking.


✨ Details:


* Dritz No. 556 Bound Buttonhole Maker

* Vintage circa 1960s

* Made in USA

* Designed for making consistent bound buttonholes

* Compatible with Singer and other sewing machines according to original packaging

* Original instruction card included

* Tool marked DRITZ and U.S.A. PAT. 2939412 & OTHERS


Condition: Pre-owned vintage condition. The metal tool presents well with normal age/use wear. Original cardboard packaging/instructions show age-related edge wear, surface wear, adhesive/residue marks and handwritten previous-owner notation on the reverse. Please review all photos closely for exact condition and completeness.


🪡 A fun find for a vintage sewing collection, working sewing room, Dritz collection, or display of old-school dressmaking notions.


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