Dear Brian I am not a collector of antiques so I may not be in line with the value of antiques, but I do not see the point in keeping something that is broken, unless it is to prove some point about it's manufacture.
Lace bobbins should be used and loved, just as they were in their heyday. Just by using an antique bobbin, I think that it brings it back to life and it is usually very difficult to work with a broken bobbin. Thanks for all the work you do on the history of our tools. Janis in South Africa ________________________________ From: owner-l...@arachne.com <owner-l...@arachne.com> on behalf of Brian Lemin <brid...@bigpond.com> Sent: 02 October 2016 02:15 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] restoration of antique lace bobbins? Hi Folks, I am always peering at auctions and bobbins sales and sometimes I see a bobbin or a group of bobbin in a terrible state, dirty, wire missing, beads missing, but basically the bobbin is ok. Every occasionally (very occasionally) I see a bobbin that to me has been restored. It looks good, its functional, sure it does not look 100 years old, but who really knows, especially if the spangle looks pretty original. What do you guys think about restoring bobbins? We do not give a second thought to restoring furniture, but do we think a bobbin in poor condition should stay that way? Certainly some types of antiques lose some of their value because of restoration, and perhaps bobbins should too. I don't know. What do you think? I am writing this because I am about to submit an article on "repaired" bobbins I found at an auction site, to web docs. A bit different to what I am talking about now, but similar enough for me to raise this with you. Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ [X]Simbi með trukkinn<http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/> [https://farm1.staticflickr.com/3/5118236_94f976f34e_b.jpg][https://farm1.sta ticflickr.com/3/5118236_94f976f34e_b.jpg]<https://www.flickr.com/photos/gommi t/5118236/> - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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