Just to throw other things into the ring:
Spangles on old bobbins aren't necessarily pretty. Buttons, nuts and other
items were sometimes included in the spangle.
Some of the beads used have meanings, which suggests that the lacemakers who
used them might be superstitious. Some styles of beads were to ward off the
'evil eye'.
Some old leopard Midland bobbins had the pewter spots proud of the wood,
supposedly help lacemakers with arthritis.
Some, mainly bone, bobbins had inscriptions on them. Is this the only type
which had them, as opposed to other types of decoration such as patterns in
aqua fortis?
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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