Yes, Anne, that's right. Bent brass pins were collected by Springetts from
all over the UK...and each year they'd take the collection to a metal
merchant and sell them to be melted down and recycled. Springetts gave the
money they received for the pins to charity.
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
Dear Secret Pal:
I just received your first package. I love everything! The Arachne divider
pins are really great and I just love the bobbins. One can never have enough
bobbins :-) and they will be a great addition to my antique bobbin collection.
I am thrilled by the Reflexology book!
Hi Lynn,
A good question but it definitely was something to do with charity !!
I think they might have been melted ??
Anne Nicholas
Hanworth
Middx
England
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Dear Secret Pal,
Thank you for your parcel, which has arrived safely. Unfortunately, I will
not be seeing its contents for several months, as I am overseas. However, a
friend has told me what was inside and it all sounds delightful, especially as
I collect bobbins.
I notice that some of the i
Hi,
Does anyone in the UK know where we can send bent pins please?
My lace group always used to give them to Christine Springett and then
Fountains.
We used to save them all year and then someone would take them to the NEC.
We haven't heard of anywhere we can send them now and wonder if it's wo
