It is a little stuffed thing often in the shape of a strawberry, used to sharpen and polish needles. It is not good to leave the needles in though, as they may rust. It is used in couture sewing.
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Howard Emery Wright was born in 1908.
Walter Bryan Emery died in 1971.
Emery Deutsch died on April 16, 1997, in Miami, Florida, USA.
Emery Hawkins died in June 1989, in Taos, New Mexico, USA.
It means that it was made by Samuel Emery of Salem, one of the finest instrument makers of his time.