Hi,
Thought I'd put my two cents in on the subject of "IVORY BOBBINS". Yes,
there are ivory bobbins out there and there are bone bobbins out there.
Please don't tell someone a bobbin is not ivory just by looking at a picture
of it or seeing it on TV. Many years ago my husband and I were antique
dealers and while in that business you had to study and learn a lot of
things. As lovers of carved ivory we did some studying of it. It is very
hard to tell the difference between ivory and bone. You have to hold the
piece in your hands and look for a special checkering and the way the
(grain)lines in the material go. I really can't explain it. It's been too
many years, now, and I no longer have the talent for being able to do it.
But I do know there were a few bobbins made from ivory. If they could carve
elaborate statues out of ivory they could certainly turn a bobbin.
Patsy A. Goodman
Chula Vista, CA, USA
TatPat1, NATA #333
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From: "Carolyn Hastings"
Hi,
Several years ago I bought a box of about 30 lace bobbins from Skinners.
They are the auction house that is often seen on Antiques Road Show, at
least the US version. It is also right down the street from my house. They
also designated the bobbins as "ivory". I really don't think that non-lace
people know much about bone bobbins. In fact, if you listen to Antiques
Road Show, they make mistakes all over the place. It is still interesting,
but I suppose that they are brought such a wide variety of items it would be
unreasonable to expect them to always know. What also interests me is that
neither they, nor any other antiques dealer I've ever come across, has ever
said "I don't know".
Regards,
Carolyn
Thanks to those of us who wrote to the Antiques Roadshow regarding 'ivory'
bobbins, their expert has admitted that this was a mistake and that they
would be bone. The values given were for insurance and therefore high. Just
got to convince 'Flog-it!'.
So it's definitely worth contacting broadcasters if you think they've made a
mistake. Haven't checked the web site yet to see if ivory has been changed
to bone.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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