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Bobbin726/3

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. Two deep grooves go around just above recessed area; two more are below metal loop; grooves are painted red. Lengthwise on bone are two lines of writing in red-painted dots that are separated by lines of larger, black dots. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: red, clear, red, clear, clear, clear, red, clear, and red.

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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Pin Container524/7

Metal tin containing 67 straight pins. Tin is cylindrical and has a screw lid with wide threads. Lid is of a lighter metal and has a raised area in the centre of top; band of short perpendicular lines around side. A piece of card is wrapped around the tin and says, "Steel pins for point ground lace; a piece of tape connects the two ends.

Culture
English
Material
tin metal ?, steel metal ? and paper
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads1350/34

Seven beads of various sizes, shapes and materials: 1 medium-size dull blue, irregular spherical shape, glass; 1 small, light blue, tubular, glass; 1 very small, bright blue, hexagonal, glass; 1 very small bright blue, spherical, glass; 1 very small, clear glass; 1 medium, oblong, green and yellow ceramic; 1 small, iridescent seashell, drilled for stringing. Wrapped together in a bundle.

Culture
English
Material
glaze, pigment, glass, shell and clay
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Peg Tool1350/38

Handmade tapered wooden peg, roughtly cylindral in cross-section, flattened in some places. Blade marks visible. Ends roughly finished.

Culture
English
Material
ash wood ? or oak wood ?
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample Book1350/29

Hand-made sample book containing small samples of five different kinds of hand-made lace, each labeled to indicate type of lace and (sometimes) the age of the maker. Pages held together with dark blue twine, threaded through two holes in the fold at the left edge and knotted. The cover is a folded sheet of dark blue construction paper with some words hand lettering in pencil; three labels made of masking tape partially obscure the writing. On the first page is a 6.4 cm long sample of 1.3 cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; two labels made of masking tape identify the name of the pattern, its place of manufacture, and notes about its maker and materials used. On the second page is a 9 cm long sample of 1.8cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and held in place with two steel pins; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern. On the third page is a 7.5 cm long sample of 2 cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern. On the fourth page is a 9.3 cm long sample of 2.3 cm wide lace, mounted vertically on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern and the age of the maker. On the fifth page is a 4.5 cm long sample of 7.1 cm wide lace, mounted horizontally and held in place with two steel pins; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern and the age of the maker.

Culture
English
Material
paper, cotton fibre, linen fibre and silk fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/22

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design.

Culture
English
Material
wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/19

Turned wooded bobbin, plain design.

Culture
English
Material
wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/21

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design.

Culture
English
Material
wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/23

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design.

Culture
English
Material
wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/9

Turned wooded bobbin, plain design. Five glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 1 small metallic black; 1 light blue; 1 medium green; 1 brown; 1 tear-shaped 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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