etuate the many relics of this interesting home industry'.
Diana
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Lace History experts,
My older copy of "The Romance of the Lace
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"A Sixteenth Century Industry". Printed by Bonaventure Press, Northampton,
and Published by H. H. Armstrong, B.C.W.A. Olney, Bucks., England.
This book is also mentioned in the first of Pam Smith's articles on
Alice (Bill) Clark, Lace
Lace History experts,
My older copy of "The Romance of the Lace Pillow" by Thomas Wright, was
published by Henry H. Armstrong in Olney in 1919. It seems to have been a
gift.
Inside is written:
"To My Dear Mother In Memory of 'Homeland' & 'Laceland' Days.
"From John (at) Harting Vicarage
I did a quick search for Dr Habberton Lulham who it turns out was an English
physician and poet (1865 - 1940). Doesn't seem to be any connection with
lacemaking.
Diana
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The picture on the dust wrapper is also plate 47 facing page 245.
There are several Warren families in the 1901 census for Stoke Goldington.
Page 239 of the same book says that 1906 was marked by the establishment at
Stoke Goldington by Mr. Armstron of what is known as the "Bucks Cottage
Worke
I assume we're referring to the picture on the dust wrapper of the Ruth Bean
reprint dated 1982, as my two earlier editions don't have wrappers. Possibly
Ruth selected a picture which isn't relevant to the 1919 original date of
publication.
In the text (page 222) Wright refers to 'There was al
Have now found the book. There is no indication of her age, however, I
would suspect that the Miss Warren was in the original edition which was
printed in 1909. There is a picture of a class but that is dated 1918 so
would not have been in the original.
Another signal that perhaps she was in
lvary J Cole
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> Subject: Re: [lace] Miss Warren
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> "Cherry Knobloch" asked: "The lace maker on the cover is identified as
> Miss
> Warren, of Stoke Goldington. Does anyone know anything about this
>
"Cherry Knobloch" asked: "The lace maker on the cover is identified as Miss
Warren, of Stoke Goldington. Does anyone know anything about this woman?"
A quick check at the 1901 census for the name Warren and Stoke Goldington
lists about 7 families with the name Warren.
3 ladies Elizabeth (55
I've just finished reading "The Romance of the Lace Pillow". The lace
maker on the cover is identified as Miss Warren, of Stoke Goldington. I'm
curious about her. She could not possibly have thought that her picture
would still be on this cover, or that the book would even still be in
print nea
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