The Unique Names of Lace Bobbins used in the Olney Museum
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A short web article by lace bobbin researcher Brian Lemin (reviewed December 2010) about the lace bobbin collection at the Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire. It gives the local lace background (Thomas Wright, Harry Armstrong, the Bucks Cottage Workers Agency) and the museum's history, then describes four bobbin types with unusual local names from the author's notes: Bishops Crozier, Old Grandfather, Old Chessmen (Bucks Gimp) and Bucks Spotted Dog (Leopards). It closes with comments on naming and on the lack of photographs.
- Type
- Web Doc
- Date
- 2010
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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