I was idly watching the BBC program Bargain Hunt on DSTV yesterday, while trying to finish one of 4 lace angels for Christmas presents, when DH suddenly sat up in his chair and said 'That's a bobbin-winder!" The teams were buying in the Portobello Road market and there were some pretty disparaging remarks about how these "miniature table-top spinning wheels" did not sell very well. I forget what the original buying price was but it finally sold for five pounds at auction. It was just like the ones pictured on pages 13 & 14 of Jeffery Hopewell's original Shire Album Pillow Lace & Bobbins, so I just had to write to the program and tell the 'experts' what the item was. Don't know if I will get a reply, but I feel better for doing it! Janis Savage Honeydew, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
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