Brian, I am a member of the Needlework Tool Collectors Society (NTCS) in Australia and some time back at one of the Sydney meetings, a member gave a talk on that dig and showed some of the thimbles which were found. She arranged to borrow the specimen thimbles from the dig for the occasion. I can't remember the speaker's name or who owns the artifacts but I think it was a government department like the Water Board. I remember her saying that viewings could be arranged by appointment. I will make some enquiries and see if I can find the ladies name and details. Good luck with your film, and let us know when it is finished. It would make a great topic for a Lace Day talk/film showing.
Annette Meldrum South Coast of New South Wales, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Lemin Sent: Wednesday, 17 November 2004 2:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] An Australian Bobbin excavated This may be "old news" to many of you Australians. Currently I am planning to make a film of The Rocks (just an amateur film, for my own interest) and instead of focussing on grand surviving buildings and important men of the past, I want to tell the story of ordinary people and their everyday lives. As the result of this I have been doing a lot of reading about the early history and discovered that amongst the artefacts that were found on the Big Dig in 1984 of Cumberland Street, was a lace bobbin and "lace pins, that had their heads half way down the shaft" (!) I have written to the archaeologist to see where I might view these artefacts (and asked about other sewing tools also). No reply as yet, but I will keep you posted. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
