This is an issue with conservators in museums as well. On the one hand the
public really does not want to see things that are so badly damaged that they
cannot visualize what they looked like originally. On the other hand, the
public may be staring at the reconstructed part and thinking it is the
I agree.
Maureen also in sunny East Yorkshire
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As both a bobbin lacemaker and a tatter, I would say that all items like that
are meant to be used. There's something ethereal about using a 'tool' that
has seen other hands on it over a number of years. I would repair a spangle
that broke, using the original beads where possble.
Some friends
Dear Brian
I am not a collector of antiques so I may not be in line with the value of
antiques, but I do not see the point in keeping something that is broken,
unless it is to prove some point about it's manufacture.
Lace bobbins should be used and loved, just as they were in their heyday. Just
Brian asked whether we should restore old bobbins or leave them in poor
state.
I think you should ask why you want the bobbin. Do you collect bobbins as a
collection of old bobbins or is this bobbin one you want to use? If it the
latter, then a certain amount of restoration is necessary.
