I'm glad I brought this to the attention of my more learned colleagues on Arachne!! I had not sent the seller a message, and probably won't!! It seems that this bobbin might be as he/she says.
Clay From: "Jean Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Clay and All, > This bobbin is very similar in shape to one of the bobbins recovered > from the 'Batavia' ship wreck off Australia. It was a Dutch ship > wrecked off the west coast of Australia in 1629, so the bobbins were > older than that. They were featured on an Australian stamp some years > ago and Kleinhout make reproductions of them. It would be interesting > to see if there is a Dutch connection to this bobbin. > Jean in Cleveland U.K. > On 13 Aug 2004, at 21:56, Clay Blackwell wrote: > > I came across the following on ebay today: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > > ViewItem&category=114&item=6112829488 > > > > Now, I must say I'm VERY skeptical. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
