Antique Star Darning Machine set with original packaging and documentation

• Antique Star Darning Machine by R.W. Hutton & Company, Philadelphia, PA
• Includes the original brass/metal darning tool with adjustable loom mechanism
• Complete with original box, advertising flyer, instruction booklet, and fabric sample
• Used for mending stockings, socks, and other fabrics by creating a loom-like weave
• “Quality XXX Extra Heavy” grade
• Patent applied for design
• Marketed as working “like a loom” to mend both sides of fabric identically
• Late 1800s to early 1900s vintage
• Box shows significant age and wear but contents are largely intact