Unusual lace pillow -- and described by someone who knows little about it. The closest pillows I can think of to this style would be Italian, not English. There's very little bobbin surface. I think it would work mainly for a narrow edging.
It looks like a piece of machine lace wrapped around the roller. It's not northern European because the drawer is on the left side. That was unlucky in some countries. I wonder if the price was originally $35, and someone slipped a zero in to make it look more valuable. If someone paid $350 for it, they were foolish. Another possibility is that this is a former museum piece, and the donee inflated the value for a tax writeoff. Maybe it's someone's attempt at a travel pillow. It is rather small. Thanks, Jean, for finding this interesting item. Alice in Oregon -- during a damp week --- Jean Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is an intriguing description for an item on > ebay. Firstly does the > seller really mean "pillow maker"? Secondly, where > in England would it have > been used? I always thought it was the large bolster > for Bucks point or > Bedfordshire, or the small ball-shaped Honiton > pillows that were used - any > cloth and stuffed with readily available straw so it > was cheap and easy to > make. > > And I'm sure the "original" retail wouldn't be > $350.00. For a start, sold in > England, the price would be in pounds or guineas > (1GBP 5 pence), and it > certainly wouldn'd have started ife at that kind of > price. > > Rare antique English lace pillow maker. 9 3/8 inches > x 12 inches x 7 1/2 > inches tall. Original retail $350.00 > > And what is that around the roller? > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEWING-COLL-RARE-ANTIQUE-ENGLISH-LACE-PILLOW-MAKER_W0QQitemZ6283457875QQcategoryZ38067QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > or tinied: > > http://tinyurl.com/fcmw5 > > or search for item no 6283457875 > > Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
