Thanks for the info. I didn't notice the peg and now that you mention it I remember seeing a photo of one once. Book or magazine; maybe one of those old IOLI bulletins that are posted on the Professor's site?
They would be a novelty to have; if I wasn't saving all my money to spend at the vendors in Denver! Diane --- Patricia Dowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just ran across this lot of celluloid bobbins on > ebay. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8198621894&rd=1 > > Has anyone seen these before? I've never heard of > bobbins made of celluloid. > > Diane Williams > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Galena Illinois USA > > ==================================================================== > > Dear Diane, > > As I suspected these are bobbins that were touted as > no-slip. You can see a little peg at the top and > there should be one at the bottom of the neck where > you wind the thread. You were supposed to put a > rubber band from peg to peg to keep the thread under > control. Also not celluloid, I think nylon? at > least some synthetic. > > "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and this ain't > him." > > Patty > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]