[lace] Another ebay lace bobbin
Looks like the top of something broken off - possibly another pen holder? The Stanhope lens was invented by Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816). It was a rod-shaped hand viewer with two surfaces of unequal curvature, but later the design was adapted to incorporate a curved magnifying surface at one end, and a plane surface at the other. Lord Stanhope died many years before his invention was used in the manufacture of novelty souvenirs. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Another ebay lace bobbin (2)
I've sent an email to the seller saying why it's not a lace bobbin, but then noticed the feedback rating of -1 (positive feedback rating 33.3%). Clicked on the -1 and found that there were two negative and one positive feedbacks, and even the positive should have been negative. Seems that this person has yet to complete a sale. Wonder if the one bidder has checked on the feedback or has realised that they can check. If I get a response I expect it to be abusive. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Another ebay lace bobbin
I thought it was probably a stiletto. The LH end in the photo looks like the start of the taper and I have seen one before with a Stanhope in. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Another eBay lace bobbin
I find this bobbinrather intriguing. It seems quite possible that this was a bobbin but it is broken- sort of half way down- the shaft. It has the Hallmarks of coming from the E P Rose factory. One would really need to see it to make up your mind if it was once a bobbin or just as likely, a paper knife handle. There are also real indications of the porthole decoration of Springetts Bobbin maker number one. Now for the guessing game... As I have never heard of a bobbin having a Stanhope inserted, I would go for it being a broken paperknife handle. What a pity, I would have loved it to be a bobbin. Jean and Brian from Cooranbong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Another ebay lace bobbin
I think that one of the clues about what this item originally was, would be the orientation of the picture in the Stanhope. Obviously, if it started life as a bobbin, the Stanhope end would have been at the bottom... and therefore the bottom of the picture would be in line with the short end of the item. On the other hand, if it were an awl (my vote...) or a letter opener, it would have been oriented in the opposite direction. Do we have a clue what the orientation IS? Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com Date: 5/23/2005 5:39:38 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Another ebay lace bobbin I thought it was probably a stiletto. The LH end in the photo looks like the start of the taper and I have seen one before with a Stanhope in. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
