On 20 Nov 2004, at 12:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree with you about the beautiful bobbins and the prices, but I think that you are a bit wrong on the 'lacemakers' lamps. They are not and were not oil lamps. The globe stands alone in front of a candle or other light source to magnify the light. The candle stool had places fro several globes all sharing the light from one candle. I have a picture in a German book which shows lace makers from the Erzegeburg (sp?) during the war working with a water globe in front of an oil lamp. Although they tend now to be all called lace makers lamps I think that they must have been widely used by anyone who needed extra light for reading, writing etc before the days of oil or electric lightWell, I have spent a bit of time looking at the catalogue today. There are soome beautifull bobbins for sale.
By now you will all be aware of my opinion that the so called "lace makers
lamps" are a generic term that has been given to oil lamps.
Jean in Cleveland U.K.
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