My guess is that it was actually used for stretching doilies after they were washed and not for making the lace. If the seller was young when she saw her grandmother using it, it would be an easy and logical mistake to make.
Avital (apologizing for the weird characters in the quoted message--that's the fault of my Web mail interface) > > From: Margot Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/02/12 Thu PM 02:48:43 GMT+02:00 > To: ARACHNE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [lace] ebay > > Does anyone know what this 'Antique Laceworking Tool' is? > > http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3703974906&category=12 > > Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
