In a message dated 6/12/2003 2:31:51 AM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I for one would be most upset if I had secured a bid for what I thought > would be an ivory bobbin and found it to be bone! I recognize Christine and David Springett as the experts on bobbins..certainly on English bobbins anyway, and They say that it is unusual to find an English bobbin made from ivory. In my collection of at least 100 antique bobbins, I have one highly carved bobbin that was probably made in India, and 'might' be ivory. It could have been made when lace was being taught in India by missionaries. All the rest are bone. Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel. (408) 730 4695 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
