Hi,
The ‘Thumpers’ were mostly used in the South Bucks area, though many were later adapted to carry a spangle.
Pamela Nottingham learned her lace in her home town of Marlow where she learned both Bucks and Beds using South Bucks bobbins which became her bobbin of choice for life. She has always been adamant that the proper term is not thumper but South Bucks bobbin. She reserves the term thumper for the very largest South Bucks bobbins but even then doesn't like the word. Although she met people who worked one handed, she has always worked with both hands like most of the rest of us.
I am fortunate enough to finally have enough South Bucks bobbins to use for a piece of Bucks. I have just cut off a piece that used 53 pairs. When I used them for the first time I was surprised to find that they make a much nicer musical sound than any of my other bobbins as they clicked across the pillow. That included Midlands, glass (I have enough for a pillow) and Binche. And they felt lovely.
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