As a preliminary communication I need to tell you have pictures of two Downton gimp bobbins, both of which are older than the Salisbury museum dated bobbin (1693) ( see my article on webdocs Arizona. England's Oldest Bobbin..etc)
Until this find, the Salisbury museum bobbin was the oldest âdatedâ bobbin known in England. I am pursuing investigations to find the owner to try and get more photos. I just need to tell you that i did the equivalent of dumpster searching as i found them in a picture of a pile of 300 East Devon bobbins... and i mean a pile! (Empty them out of a box and take a pic!!!!) I must be mad! I am very excited. Little things please little minds. Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
