[lace] Silver bobbins
Dear David and all, I have been in contact with Rhona, Frank Newborn's daughter. She and her mother have been delighted to hear how his work is valued by lacemakers and tatters. But she told me that she never made bobbins. Her contribution was to advise her father about lace and to test his bobbins. So the RKN in the silver mark on my silver bobbins does not refer to her, and I am no nearer knowing who made them. But it was very nice to receive her delightful letter. Kathleen In sunny Berkshire, UK - 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/
[lace] Silver bobbins
The correspondence about Frank Newborn inspired me to examine my two silver bobbins - I wondered if they had been made by him. They were given to me by my late husband to commemorate our silver wedding in 1985. One has an inscription, the other is turned and decorated. They both have birdcage spangles, which I am sure were added by the maker. I am also sure that we contacted the maker through an advertisement in The Lace Guild magazine. I have been able to decipher the hallmarks and they were assayed by the London assay office in 1984. The maker's mark is not FWN but RKN. I have looked him/her up in the list of marker's marks, and he is listed as a London maker, but only by his initials, with his mark seen on a decanter label in 1982. Now, of course, I want to know who made my bobbins, who RKN is! I wonder if anyone on the list can help. Kathleen Berkshire, UK - 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/
Re: [lace] Silver bobbins
Dear Kathleen, Now, of course, I want to know who made my bobbins, who RKN is! I wonder if anyone on the list can help. Having had a bit of a look into Frank W. NEWBORN's family tree, I found that he only had the one daughter and her name was - wait for it - Rhona K. NEWBORN. I found no marriage for her but I bet you she's the maker of your bobbins!!! David in Ballarat, AUS - 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/
RE: [lace] Silver bobbins
Dear David, That is wonderful! I had thought that the N might not be just a coincidence, but didn't think (or know how) to look into the family tree. Now it does seem likely that my bobbins were made by Rhona. It doesn't seem as if she did much silver work, as the assay office only know her by her initials. Kathleen -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER [mailto:dccoll...@ncable.net.au] Sent: 29 May 2013 15:56 To: Kathleen Harris; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Silver bobbins Dear Kathleen, Now, of course, I want to know who made my bobbins, who RKN is! I wonder if anyone on the list can help. Having had a bit of a look into Frank W. NEWBORN's family tree, I found that he only had the one daughter and her name was - wait for it - Rhona K. NEWBORN. I found no marriage for her but I bet you she's the maker of your bobbins!!! David in Ballarat, AUS - 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/
