In a message dated 10/04/2009 06:58:06 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
From: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [lace] Old bobbins ... pewter Brian - I am on holiday at the moment and have only briefly read the reply from Jacquie - my sister - but just wanted to add to the discussion that I bought some old pewter wrapped bobbins where the pewter had disintigrated and I discussed, at length, with a current pewter worker and showed him the bobbins and he doubted that he could produce anything to replace the pewter which had disintigrated and said that he couldn't see how it was possible to put pewter into the bobbins because the melting point would cause the bobbin to burn: Isn't it amazing what our ancesters could do!!! Years ago a metallurgist colleague of my husband analysed the disintegrating metal on a bobbin and reckoned it was actually closer to solder than pewter. The chap then moved and I was unable to follow this up - does anyone else know of any analysis that has been done? Gil Dye - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
