I'm not an expert on antique bobbins and I realise that without actually being able to see/handle them, rather than just looking at photos, definitive answers will be hard to come by, but I've spent quite a long time looking at both the hanging bobbins on eBay and I've got some questions. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be able to enlighten me.
Q1) Why do they have different inscriptions? The Jimbobtallguy one no 110154135490 is a two line inscription " W. WORSLEY HUNG 1868" The easyayton one no 180138990396 is a three line inscription "WILLIAM WORSLEY HUNG 1868" Is it as simple as the fact that they have been made by different bobbin makers, as seller Easyayton says. Q2) Does anybody recognise the bobbin makers, and if they do, are the locations and dates right for 1868 and Bedford? It does seem to me that on the W.Worsley one, the inscription itself is very even and hardly worn, despite the colour around the neck and tail end bands being worn. Surely this is strange as the part of the bobbin most prone to wear would be where it's touched, which would be the body not the next/tail grooves. On the William Worsley bobbin the wear is on the inscription not the bands! Rosemary in sunny, hot and now dry west of England! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
