Do you think there is any point in (lots of arachnes) writing to the
seller, quoting the Springetts info and saying that she is most likely
seriously
misdescribing these bobbinsDymo tape labels in the lid of a box
are not proof that the contents are what they claim to be. I am assu
Well, I hadn't thought to look at the Springett book, but when I did,
there it is... (page 73) And David identifies this as ivory - saying it
is a rare example. But... he also says it was made in the early 20th
Century, so if this is true, then it had nothing to do with the Crystal
Palace Ex
> Jacquie in Lincolnshire wrote:
> Also, I thought ivory wasn't allowed to be sold freely these days. It
says
> in the box lid that these are ivory.
I think that's true of new ivory, but old pieces can be sold. Maybe that's
part of the seller's need to claim "antiqueness"?
There was an article
erybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK
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Without a lot more documentory evidence I am very sceptical about this
claim. If the box was labelled with a little note on ancient note paper, in
faded copper plate writing, it would be more authentic! In fact, it's labelled
with 1960s technology, 100 years after the event. If the verbal his
I've just stumbled across a interesting item on eBay. It is for a pair
of bobbins which have a label that says they are from a set of 144 made
for the Crystal Palace Exhibition.
Interestingly enough, I have one of those bobbins in my own (very, very
small) collection of antique bobbins. So,
