I saw the threaded ends and was wondering if the 'caps' were missing....thus it would be some sort of needlecase or thimble holder. Just a guess. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ Blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/
On Friday, January 31, 2014 7:56 AM, J D Hammett <jdhamm...@msn.com> wrote: Hi Jean and fellow Arachnids, The listing does not say 'lace bobbin' but just bobbin. that could mean for winding thread or even fishing lime on. The 'hollow centre; could mean the waisted area, one never knows what people who are not in the know will call things. It does not look as if it has an entry to the 'bobbin'. Also, from the one photo I think it is probably ivory rather than bone (it does not show the little black marks where the nerves etc. pass through the bone and does show some faint striations -as would be visible on ivory- on the lower part). I certainly would not bid on this without finding out more and getting further photographs from the vendor. Happy lace making, Joepie, in chilly and grey looking Sussex, UK From: Jean Nathan Subject: [lace] Another "lace bobbin" on Ebay - any ideas on what it is? Another "I don't know what it is so I'll call it a lace bobbin" on Ebay. Bone, turned, around three and a half inches long with a hollow centre. Any ideas? My first though was to wind yardage as it's worked, but that would be straight across the middle and not dip in. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-or-Antique-Turned-Lace-Bobbin-/400656136511 ?pt=UK_Crafts_Lace_Making_ET&hash=item5d48f7793f tinied: http://tinyurl.com/nntydkv Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
