[lace] Re: Cottier Bobbin

[Laurie Waters]

Jacques Cottier was an early 19th century manufacturer of lacemaking 
equipment in France.  He published a book called "Manuel Pratique pour 
apprendre soi-meme a faire la dentelle aux fuseau", which helped advertise 
his equipment. That went through 4 editions, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1913. He is 
most well known for his 'encapsulated' bobbin where you screw off the bottom 
portion of the bobbon and put in a small spool of thread (which he 
conveniently sold). The thread comes out to the shank through a tiny hole. 
The bobbin is illustrated in detail in his book. Not terribly practical. A 
complete set of these with the original pillow sold a few years ago, it 
looks very impressive all put together.  Cottier was also one of the early 
19th century promotors advocating the 'lace by numbers' system that quickly 
made its way into the Torchon Lace Company literature for the Princess Lace 
Machine in the USA.
Laurie
http://lacenews.net 

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