The crux of the matter here is that the bobbins in question are Victorian
Midlands bobbins, made by probably low-income, village bobbin makers. It is
known that quite a few of these people probably made the bulk of their income
from
their bobbin and their skill is absolutely undeniable. If they
Hi,
Several years ago I bought a box of about 30 lace bobbins from Skinners.
They are the auction house that is often seen on Antiques Road Show, at
least the US version. It is also right down the street from my house. They
also designated the bobbins as ivory. I really don't think that
Hi,
Thought I'd put my two cents in on the subject of IVORY BOBBINS. Yes,
there are ivory bobbins out there and there are bone bobbins out there.
Please don't tell someone a bobbin is not ivory just by looking at a picture
of it or seeing it on TV. Many years ago my husband and I were
From: Patsy A. Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thought I'd put my two cents in on the subject of IVORY BOBBINS.
Yes,
there are ivory bobbins out there and there are bone bobbins out
there.
Please don't tell someone a bobbin is not ivory just by looking at a
picture
It's my understanding that
