Well, I for one question how "old" this pillow really is. Some people seem to think "old" and "crude" are synonymous. The first tip-off is the close-up of the pricking... which is on what looks to be recycled poster-board which has printing of some kind on it in red ink.
The pins - which look rather old - actually seem to be pins with heads (can't tell how old they are...) which have had little burrs put on them... A redundancy, to say the least. The bobbins aren't bad... look old, probably aren't. The lace looks awfully clean to be really old and knocking around. All in all, I'd say this was something somebody cooked up for a reinactment , and then didn't need it any more. Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 3:38 AM Subject: [lace] Old lace pillow and bobbins on ebay > There's an old pillow and some bobbins for sale on bay with a piece of lace > in the making. The pillow's interesting in that it's almost shaped like a > large football (soccer ball) and has a "doughnut" stand. But what I find > particularly interesting are the continental-style (in the loosest > description) bobbins, which seem to have nuts for the bulbous end, and the > pins, which are nothing likeI've ever seen. > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3239060396&category=114 > > or search for item number 3239060396 > > Jean in Poole > > - > 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]
