Subject: Re: [lace] Hanging bobbin
Good morning Manie
'Hanging bobbins' are bone spangled lace bobbins from the East Midlands area
of the UK which have an inscription commemorating the hanging of certain
felons. They were either sold, or given away, to lacemakers at the time of the
execution
If anyone in the UK is interested there is a full page article, in the weekend
supplement of the Daily Mail, on Franz Muller - subject of a hanging bobbin.
On Thursday this week there is a period drama on BBC2 at 9pm 'Murder on the
Victorian Railway'.
Diana in (an almost spring like)
Did anyone notice that there is a hanging bobbin for sale on e-bay. Reference
No. 5199813079
It is currently at £112.00
Malvary in Ottawa where it is a hot day with the threat of thunderstorms
later.
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Hi all,
On the UK eBay site the number is 350467731577 for this hanging bobbin. :-)
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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From: Malvary Cole
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:18 PM
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Subject: [lace] Hanging Bobbin
Did anyone notice that there is a hanging
This is what I found about Joseph Castle:
March 31st
31/3/1860
Joseph Castle – Luton
“Get out!” the irate husband shouted at his wife.
“All right, I will!” she yelled back at him She got up, ready to flounce
out. Suddenly changing his mind, her husband threw himself at her and ripped
off
Well, it sold for over GBP 108. Sorry, but I want a lot more than one bobbin
for that amount of money.
Jean in Poole
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In case anyone was interested in this bobbin, the seller has now managed to
get two clearer photos. It is still very difficult to see the words and the
confusing thing is that it looks as if there are 5 letters not 4 in what is
possibly Bull. The W is very clear, the B not bad, and you can
I acquired my Miles Weatherill at a local auction house and believe me Carol
there were a few bruised ribs about ;)))
Best wishes from a rather hot, sticky Diana - phew!
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Hello Diana,
I have always thought what a poignant story that one in Todmorden is - we
used to live just across the border from Todmorden (our Doctor was a
Todmorden chap born and bred, but always regarded as a 'foreigner' when he
practiced in Newchurch in Rossendale, across the great divide in
. My Joseph Castle hanging
bobbin is the one illustrated on page 161.
Diana
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Thank you
UK.
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Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Hanging bobbin
Hi All,
I was told ages ago - and I really have no idea by whom, where or when! -
that hanging bobbins, being so rare, could go for amounts upwards of
several
hundred pounds sterling. Way out of my
I suspect it is William Bull 1871. It all looks genuine to me. Maker, The
Blunt End Man I am pretty sure Springett has him illustrated.
Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia
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I would agree with Brian that this is probably a poorly inscribed rather
worn 'William Bull'. The 'Blunt End Man' was not known for the neatness of
his writing :-))
In my collection I have a Castle, Bull, and Worsley plus another hanging
bobbin not listed by Huetson which is 'MILES WEATHERHILL
Thank you, Diana, for that information! The Heutson book is
old enough for me to question the facts as they are
presented. However, it is still an interesting book, and as
long as I know how far to trust it, I'll continue to enjoy
it!!
Clay
Subject: [lace] Hanging bobbin
I would agree
It does look very similar to the (genuine) hanging bobbin I have (passed
down through the family).
However, the name does not sound familiar.
Mine has the word Hung on it. Nowadays we say Hanged, but that may have
been too much for the bobbin maker to write!
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it is
Recently at a local auction I bought a 'lot' of 29 inscribed bone bobbins
which included two hanging bobbins - a William Bull and another which is
virtually unknown - 'MILES WEATHERHIL HUNG 1868'. I know of the existence of
one other.
When I went to the view the first bobbin I picked up was the
For those of you interested in seeing a picture of the Hanging bobbins
(including Diana's new one) click on Hanging bobbins at the Bobbin
Mmuseum here:
http://bobbins.lacefairy.com/BobbinMuseum/BobbinMuseum.html
Lori the Lacefairy
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