Thank you for your contributions. Most interesting. Some folks have asked me
the size:
They are 8 cm long and 5mm at the largest part (just below the neck)
There is no doubt in my mind that they are old, so travelling bobbins are
not really an option (I stand to be corrected of course)
I
I have a couple of ivory - yes ivory from legitimate sources - made by
Barry Adams which are 9cm long but of average thickness. I used to
think that they were short because he'd used old piano keys but he said
no, it was because his ex-partner has very small hands and she prefers
the smaller
