Yes...the 'type' of pillow is similar. You can see an advertisement for the original here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAKE-YOUR-OWN-LACE-1902-PRINCESS-LACE-LOOM-AD-/140522258833?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b7c78191
The newer one looks more sturdily made...with good wood rather than a metal bar supporting the roller. The fabric also looks too new to be 100 years old. I wondered if someone was duplicating the old Princess, and selling them as if they were old. Or if the ones manufactured in Aus were made differently from the ones in USA. None of the originals that I've seen, or seen pictures of, had striped fabric, for one thing. Alice in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Bell" <[email protected]> Well, now, looking at the photos of the pillow on the link posted here, I reckon that's the type of pillow I saw in an antique shop one year way back when (ie, last century) in Castlemaine, which is a rural country town (city now?) outside Melbourne, Victoria. I think it was in the same shop that had some lovely porcelain figurines and some fabulous quilts (going at fabulous prices). >From memory, it was kind of a dusty, forlorn little green pillow, and the bobbins were still attached to the lace, but in an awful mess. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
