Dear Brian, There is a lovely museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, located diagonally across to the right from the front door of Salisbury Cathedral, called Salisbury Museum. I have visited twice while on embroidery tours, and found they have a nice collection of what was labeled as Downton lace items. Also, there is "32 Downton Lace Patterns", by Shelly Canning. This is a self-published book of patterns. It has color pictures on the first page of: 4 1890's, 4 1920's, and 8 1990-2000 Downton bobbins. This information should give you some searchable possibilities. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center --------------------------------------- Following has been shortened to just P.S., from subject of Springett Bobbins In a message dated 11/30/2010 1:12:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Brian. :) PS I am also finding it hard to get pictures of decorated Downton bobbins. I think they are like hens teeth! It s a great pity because they have some really old dates inscribed on them. You will know that I do not publish commercially. >From Brian and Jean Cooranbong. Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
