I like the way you think, Bev... pinning down a date by the material used is helpful. SO... we could also get away from the luxury market and into a more practical market...
With a handle that could be adjusted according to the user's preference, this might have been very useful for hand quilting. The depressions allow just enough space for a needle to "purchase air" before being turned back upward through the quilt. What a curiosity. Clay > If it is bakelite as the seller suggests, then the object was made no > earlier than the period when bakelite was invented, 1907 - 1909. Given time > to perfect the marketing of it, I think this object is probably 1920's or > 30's, and if not used in glovemaking, could be from something like the > millinery trade. > > Just another guess :) > -- > Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
