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Bobbin726/1

Thin cylindrical piece of bone that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Eleven small and two deep grooves go around just above recessed area; deep grooves are painted red; similar groove pattern at beaded end. A name, Caroline, is written lengthwise on bobbin in small dots; line of alternating red and green larger dots on other side from name. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: pink, clear, pink, white with painted flowers, clear, pink, and clear.

Culture
English
Material
bone, metal, glass ? and paint
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/15

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. One black and silver glass button and eight small black beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/17

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Two glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/5

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Five glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 1 clear; 1 light blue; 1 off-white; 1 white; 1 green, barrel shaped, with red and blue spiral design.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/7

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Nine glass beads attached to the end by means of a loop of steel wire: 2 metallic gray; 2 frosted white; 2 light blue, 2 brown; 1 medium blue.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/12

Turned wooden bobbin, spiral groove design. Four glass beans attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 1 blue-green; 2 red-orange; and one brown seed pod.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pattern524/8 b

Rectangular pattern made from piercing a piece of translucent skin with a small point. Pattern has an edge of floral designs and an edge of solid fill formed by fairly dense, evenly dispersed pinholes. Pattern has ink around floral parts of pattern on one side of skin.

Culture
English
Material
skin and ink
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin726/8

Thin cylindrical piece of wood that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Inlaid metal decoration in four plain bands and one band with two barbs go around centre of bobbin. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: blue, clear, white with red flowers, blue, white with blue stripe, clear, and blue.

Culture
English
Material
wood, flax fibre, glass and metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin726/7

Thin cylindrical piece of wood that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Small grooves go around length of bobbin. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: clear, dark green, lime green, yellow with green stripes, lime green, dark green, and clear.

Culture
English
Material
wood, flax fibre, glass and metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin726/4

Thin, cylindrical piece of bone that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. A small groove goes around just above recessed area; four more are below metal loop; grooves are painted red and black. Lengthwise on bone are three lines of writing in red-painted dots. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: amber, red, multicoloured, pink, amber.

Culture
English
Material
bone, metal, flax fibre, glass and paint
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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