Dear Brian, Christine and David Springett in their book Spangles and Superstitions (Rugby: C&D Springett, 1987, p.6) write about dating spangled bobbins. They wrote "the earliest dated bobbin of this style that we know of is from the first decade of the 19th century, but the precise dating of plainer spangled bobbins is very difficult."
In the Springett's later book on bobbins (Success to the Lace Pillow, Rugby: C&D Springett, 1997), they show pictures of spangled bobbins made by "The Bitted Man" between 1810-1820. The name of "The Bitted Man" is unknown, but his bobbins are spangled (p. 21-22). Good luck with your research. Jo Ann Jo Ann Eurell Palm Coast, FL - 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/
