I find this "bobbin"rather intriguing.
It seems quite possible that this was a bobbin but it is broken- sort of
half way down- the shaft.
It has the Hallmarks of coming from the E P Rose factory.
One would really need to see it to make up your mind if it was once a bobbin
or just as likely, a paper knife handle.
There are also real indications of the "porthole" decoration of Springetts
Bobbin maker number one.
Now for the guessing game.......
As I have never heard of a bobbin having a Stanhope inserted, I would go for
it being a broken paperknife handle.
What a pity, I would have loved it to be a bobbin.
Jean and Brian from Cooranbong, Australia
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