[lace] Exciting find!
Last weekend, I attended the North Carolina Regional Lacers' Spring Lace Day. As always, it was great fun!..there was an area for lacemakers to sell lacemaking supplies they no longer use. A friend was there, selling the last of the things from Betty Ann Rice. I glanced into a box of old bobbins, and a spangle caught my eye... could it be? It was a tiny bone spy glass... And yes! It was a Stanhope! The image was barely visible, but I was very excited to find it. The amazing thing is that so many people had been through those bobbins in the past year and no one else had noticed it. I suppose our discussion last week about Stanhopes was fresh in my mind, so I knew it when I saw it. After getting home with it and looking at it carefully, I realized the lens was coated with grime. After carefully cleaning it, I can now see four drawings with titles! There is "King's Road", "The Aquarium", "Palace Pier", and "The Beach". There appear to be two other pictures below the four, but all that is visible are the tops of the drawings. Any ideas where these places are? The bobbin has "British 8th Navy" written on it with the name of someone who died in 1981. Clay Sent from my iPad - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
What fun!! Try Brighton, Sussex England Sue Please note I am stopping using sueba...@comcast.net, and switching my email to suebabbs...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: Clay Blackwell Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:09 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Exciting find! Last weekend, I attended the North Carolina Regional Lacers' Spring Lace Day. As always, it was great fun!..there was an area for lacemakers to sell lacemaking supplies they no longer use. A friend was there, selling the last of the things from Betty Ann Rice. I glanced into a box of old bobbins, and a spangle caught my eye... could it be? It was a tiny bone spy glass... And yes! It was a Stanhope! The image was barely visible, but I was very excited to find it. The amazing thing is that so many people had been through those bobbins in the past year and no one else had noticed it. I suppose our discussion last week about Stanhopes was fresh in my mind, so I knew it when I saw it. After getting home with it and looking at it carefully, I realized the lens was coated with grime. After carefully cleaning it, I can now see four drawings with titles! There is "King's Road", "The Aquarium", "Palace Pier", and "The Beach". There appear to be two other pictures below the four, but all that is visible are the tops of the drawings. Any ideas where these places are? The bobbin has "British 8th Navy" written on it with the name of someone who died in 1981. Clay Sent from my iPad - 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/ - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
Clay wrote: Any ideas where these places are? The bobbin has "British 8th Navy" written on it with the name of someone who died in 1981. It seems to me that with the names - Kings Road, The aquarium, Palace Pier and The Beach that the pictures would be of Brighton, Sussex. Malvary in Ottawa where it is a lot cooler today after a night of rain. - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
Yes indeed Clay -- exciting! Brighton is the first place I think of given those names/places. 1981 or 1881? If 1981 then it sounds unusual, both to have a commemorative bobbin for someone's death but also for the subject matter of the pictures--see the discussion at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanhope_(optical_bijou), where it says most recent ones are of religious themes. (And yes, to some of us, 1981 seems "recent"!! I don't think I want to hear the "but I wasn't even born yet" remarks!) There's a picture of a little spy-glass on the Wikipedia page, is that what yours looks like? Nancy Connecticut, USA Any ideas where these places are? The bobbin has "British 8th Navy" written on it with the name of someone who died in 1981. > >Clay - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
Hello Nancy, Clay and everyone The date if 1981 could relate to a veteran of British 8th Navy per the writing on the bobbin? On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Nancy Neff wrote: > > 1981 or 1881? If 1981 then it sounds unusual, both to > have a commemorative bobbin for someone's death but also for the subject > matter of the pictures-- > > >...places are? The bobbin has "British 8th Navy" written on it with the > name of > >someone who died in 1981. > > > >Clay > > > -- Bev tackling a design of Torchon fillings in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
Hi Bev, Clay et al: > The date if 1981 could relate to a veteran of British 8th Navy per the > writing on the bobbin? I've been looking online, trying to find any reference to the British 8th Navy **at all** and cannot. I have found an 8th Battle Squadron of the British Navy, which was commissioned only during World War I. I've found British references to an 8th Air Force and an 8th Army, relating to action in the Mediterranean in World War II. But nothing about an "8th British Navy". It's driving me crazy. But given the 1981 death date I would suspect it is a World War II keepsake. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
There is only ONE British Navy. I have no idea what 8th British Navy might refer to. Jill in Newport Pagnell, Bucks Sent from Samsung Mobile on O2 Original message From: Bev Walker Date: To: Nancy Neff Cc: Clay Blackwell ,lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Exciting find! Hello Nancy, Clay and everyone The date if 1981 could relate to a veteran of British 8th Navy per the writing on the bobbin? On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Nancy Neff wrote: > > 1981 or 1881? If 1981 then it sounds unusual, both to > have a commemorative bobbin for someone's death but also for the subject > matter of the pictures-- > > >...places are? The bobbin has "British 8th Navy" written on it with the > name of > >someone who died in 1981. > > > >Clay > > > -- Bev tackling a design of Torchon fillings in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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/ - 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/
Re: [lace] Exciting find!
Hello Jill and everyone Lace Bobbin shorthand...British 8th, Navy - could have been squadron, battleship, cruiser or whatever, as opposed to British 8th Army or other department of the militia. Could be a WW I vet as their numbers didn't dwindle until the early 2000's. On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Jill Hawkins wrote: > There is only ONE British Navy. I have no idea what 8th British Navy might > refer to. > > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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/
[lace] Ott LED mobile task light
Hello All! Having received some off-list electrical counseling, I need to clarify the issues with this light! This light does eat batteries--period. It's not suitable for fine work over time because my light was purchased in the morning & the batteries were dead by noon. The Ott company does not supply an AC adapter with the initial purchase, nor does it sell one as an after market accessory. The purchaser is on his/her own. As pointed out to me privately, an AC adapter must be "sized" correctly for the device, something I felt I had done when I purchased one at Radio Shack. Ott blames the premature failure of the light on the use of an incompatible AC adapter. The light weight, compact, flip up design is great. The light is pure. Unfortunately it's a very expensive flash light & "green" only to the extent that the entire device may be recycled at Waste Management. What should be a win-win is a big lose-lose for the consumer. It turns out there are a number of re! views & suggestions regarding this product on Amazon. When my fluorescent Ott light quit during the morning session of an EGA class, I didn't take time to read product reviews. I needed a light immediately & the EGA vendor had the LED model in stock. It turned out to be a costly mistake. I will follow up on the other LED lighting suggestions that have been offered before purchasing a replacement. There should be an answer here somewhere, but is Ott part of the solution or part of the problem? Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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/
[lace] snagging a Stanhope
Hello Again! Congratulations Clay--what a coup! Hope you will bring it to show & tell at LASB. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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/
[lace] R: Exciting find
Could the 8th be referring to Edward the VIII? grasping. The name on the bobbin may lead you to more info too. There are a number of 8th squadrons in the navy. *shrug* good luck on the mystery. Robin -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - 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/
