From: Brian Lemin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday,
December 7, 2012 12:34 PM
Subject: [lace] Napoleonic POWs and lace making.
I
am just researching in preparation for writing and article on the recent
find
of a âNelsonâ Bobbin which was sold on ebay with the claim that it
was
made the Napoleonic POWs in England. (A claim, which at this point in my
research, seems to be quite reasonable)
I came across this statement which
was new to me, as I am very âone eyedâ
(excuse the pun) about my
research being âbobbins onlyâ and lace barely
gets a look in! [sorry]
Here it is: â There was even an instance where the officers became far too
successful in business, whereby they were banned from lace making, as it was
affecting the local trade!â
To read the full article go to
http://www.mqmagazine.co.uk/issue-16/p-34.php
If anyone has a special
interest in the Napoleonic POWs, their creative
artifacts and indeed about
lace which they were involved in, I would be
pleased to hear from them
Brian.
PS Was any of our members the purchaser of this bobbin? I would like to ask
them a few questions. The seller gave me all his pictures and permission to
use them, but I have a couple of queries.
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