Hello Liz
This is Diana, Brian's partner in crime! I haven't heard from Brian for a
few days but he could well pick up your request.
I personally think that like today some of the makers of yesteryear did
spangled their work. I have hundreds of bobbins made by the Compton's and a
lot of them have spangles of a similar 'style' - number and arrangement of
beads.
The Haskins family - Joseph was a bobbinmaker and lapidary, beadmaker, so
surely he used some of his own work to spangle his beautifully ornate
bobbins, I have a mother and babe with a beautiful birdcage spangle
attached - made by him - who knows! Robert Haskins was a jeweller so could
also have spangled.
Though having said that I'm sure there were beads readily available to the
lacemakers, if not at the village shop or from a passing peddler then at
local mops and fairs - almost every village had some sort of yearly
celebration usually connected with the patron saint of the village church.
Though we don't know the prices of the time buying a bobbin ready spangled
would certainly have increased the cost and the worker may have decided to
search through her button tin (we all have them!) and make her own spangle
up. I would think that more bobbins were spangled by the lacemaker herself
than the bobbinmaker.
Nothing has changed really in the world of the lacemaker ;o)
Best wishes
Diana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Ligeti" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 4:09 AM
Subject: [lace] Spangles on Old bobbins
I have just seen a photo of some of the old bobbins that belonged to
Margaret Tite that are for sale.
(Yes I bought one!! - the one with "Joseph" on the shank - my Great Great
Grandfather's name! - and very similar to the one I already have)
What really surprises me is that the spangles are almost identical to the
old bobbins that have been passed down through my family.
Would the bobbins have been spangled by the bobbin maker, or the bobbin
seller? I cannot believe that such similar beads would have been
available
generally for spangling, when people did not leave the confines of their
own
villages, sometimes. Who knows where the Margaret Tite bobbins came
from/were used. My family came from the villages around Bedford.
If anyone can enlighten me I would be grateful. - Brian, is this an area
within your expertise?
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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