Hello Debbie
I think your bobbin could be a very early English Midlands type. The late
Margaret Turner called these 'Cottager bobbins'.
The neck for holding the thread is quite short which would indicate that the
date is early when the thread being used was very fine. These very early
bobbins weren't spangled due to the fineness of the thread (like Honiton)
though like the bulbous South Bucks bobbins were often drilled and spangled
at a later date for tension as the thread being used became thicker.
I have quite a few of this type some are decorated i.e. aqua forte (like
Honiton), thorns and brass tacks - when some years ago I showed one to Mrs
Turner she told me the tiny tacks were from the time of Jane Austen when
they were used for the small, light shoes worn by ladies, which could also
indicate the date of the bobbin.
Diana in Northamptonshire - where we are just managing to keep our feet dry
;o)
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