OK Brian here I am.
I acquired only 2 old Tasmanian bobbins back around 1980 when I bought 2 Princess Pillows (one had work on it). One of those bobbins has since broken but the other is OK. However, I know that these pillows date from 1903 so I doubt they belonged to convicts.
David
David, could you drop me a line please, particularly about your Tassie bobbins. The Richard Dillingham research has led me to the Female Convict Factories in van Diemen's Land, and lace makers have been mentioned by one researcher. It had dawned on me that the parlous state of the lace making industry at that time, and the moral attitudes of magistrates in Britain, might well have led to a number of female lace makers being deported. I am willing to bet you have done the research already! Brian - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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