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
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
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
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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,
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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
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