Bobbins Collection

Elderly woman making lace in an open doorway
An elderly woman making lace in the open doorway of her home, with a large number of bobbins on display. Date: 20th century

Postcard depicting lacemakers of Le Puy, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382774 Postcard depicting lacemakers of Le Puy, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale, dentellieres)

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Carpet Factory (Usak)
Armenian or Greek women at work at a carpet factory at Usak, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. They sit on the carpet they are slowly producing

A Loughshore Cottage near Maghery, Winding Bobbins on Old Wh
A Loughshore Cottage near Maghery, Winding Bobbins on an Old Wheel - a woman outside a thatched cottage with spinning wheel and three girls. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Armagh: Maghery)

Small girl minding the spools to see that all runs smoothly on machine winding cotton thread on bobbins for use in
531852 Small girl minding the spools to see that all runs smoothly on machine winding cotton thread on bobbins for use in making Nottingham machine lace

Women making up sewing thread onto bobbins in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478861 Women making up sewing thread onto bobbins in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women making up sewing thread onto bobbins in a textile silk mill, Derby, England)

Winding machine for transferring raw silk from hangs to bobbins, 1843
3480224 Winding machine for transferring raw silk from hangs to bobbins, 1843; (add.info.: Winding machine for transferring raw silk from hangs to bobbins: Lombe's silk mill, Derby)

Advert, Atwater Kent Model 30 Radio. 1926

Silk manufacturing in China (engraving)
6032045 Silk manufacturing in China (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silk manufacturing in China.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Chantilly lace (chromolitho)
1093887 Chantilly lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chantilly lace. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Always at Mischief - Victorian greetings card (chromolitho)
731723 Always at Mischief - Victorian greetings card (chromolitho) by Corbaux, Fanny (1812-1883); Private Collection; (add.info.: Always at Mischief - Victorian greetings card)

Cotton (engraving)
5221705 Cotton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Sewing items, including needles, pins, scissors and thread
Sewing items: needles, pins, scissors, thread, chalk, thimble and tape measure. Date: circa 1940

Doffers in Cherryville Mfg Co
2910354 Doffers in Cherryville Mfg Co by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: 1909 Photograph of Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co)

Advert, Pfaff Sewing Machines. 1897

Flemish lace (chromolitho)
1093894 Flemish lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flemish lace. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Woollen Manufacturing - Slubbing Machine or Billy. Date: 1811

Arum Maculatum, Plate 114 from Flora Londiniensis by William Curtis
1275234 Arum Maculatum, Plate 114 from Flora Londiniensis by William Curtis, published 1775 (hand coloured engraving) by English School

Cotton spinning shed (b / w photo)
3652705 Cotton spinning shed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton spinning shed)

Scrambling for Cherries
ATK42929 Scrambling for Cherries by Morgan, John (1823-86); Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Lancashire, UK; eThe Atkinson; English, out of copyright

Spinner (Addie Laird), 1910 (gelatin silver print)
492568 Spinner (Addie Laird), 1910 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child labour; USA; America; American ); Photo eChristies Images; American

Postcard depicting the factory of lacemaking Les Chalmettes, L. Tendille, in Le Puy, c
REV382795 Postcard depicting the factory of lacemaking Les Chalmettes, L. Tendille, in Le Puy, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Valenciennes lace (chromolitho)
1093884 Valenciennes lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valenciennes lace)

Puy lace (chromolitho)
1093883 Puy lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puy lace. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Postcard depicting costumes of the Velay, c. 1900 (coloured b / w photo)
REV382787 Postcard depicting costumes of the Velay, c.1900 (coloured b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

Postcard depicting the villagers meeting or Couvige, Le Puy-en-Velay, c
REV382783 Postcard depicting the villagers meeting or Couvige, Le Puy-en-Velay, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

Hosiery (engraving)
5221725 Hosiery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hosiery. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Mechlin lace (chromolitho)
1093886 Mechlin lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mechlin lace. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Oldest lace-worker in bucks 1904
Old lady sitting with a pillow with bobbins and pins. Date: 1904

Bobbin-net Machine at a Nottingham Lace Factory 1843
Bobbin-net lace making machine, invented by John Heathcoat in the 1750s. Date: 1843

Cannes, France - Boulevard de la Croisette
Manufacture des Gobelins - a tapestry factory located in Paris, France, at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near the Les Gobelins metro station in the 13th arrondissement

Arum Maculatum, 1775
Arum Maculatum, Plate 114 from Flora Londiniensis by William Curtis, pub. 1775 (hand coloured engraving)

Allegory silk industry Amsterdam City Virgin
Allegory on the silk industry in Amsterdam, Allegory on the silk industry in Amsterdam: the City Virgin, flanked by Wisdom (Minerva) and Commerce (Mercury), receives bales of silk

Lace-Making in the town of Bruges, Belgium 1907
Mid-aged women working in their homes in Fladers on pillow lace-making. Working lots of hours for not much pay from seven in the morning till ten at night

Bedfordshire Lace School. Date: circa 1905

Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri Lanka
A very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka

Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century

French Lacemaker working on a large-scale piece. Date: circa 1910s

Lace making
A Buckinghamshire lace maker of the Old Bucks point lace at work, placing a pin into the parchment pattern. The picture shows also the hanging bunch of bobbins

Madame Devaucay, 1807 (oil on canvas)
XIR61071 Madame Devaucay, 1807 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 29x23.5 cm; Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; French, out of copyright

The afternoon, Jan Saenredam, Cornelius Schonaeus, Gerard Valck, 1670 - 1726

Malta - Inset souvenir views in wonderfully garish colours. The Musta Church, The Public Library on Queens Square, Valletta

Belgians Girls lace makers in London. 1914 - 1918

The Worsted Winder. From William Henry Pyne The Costume of Great Britain, London, 1805. Woman winding worsted thread on to bobbins ready for lace making. Aquatint

Bruges, Belgium - Women making lace
Lacemaking at Bruges, Belgium Date: circa 1910s

Lace production using bobbins. The lace (lower right) is being manually produced using bobbins (upper left). Lace is a style of openwork, woven fabric

Young girl making lace on the pavement
A young girl making lace on the pavement with a large number of bobbins

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"Bobbins: Weaving Threads of Tradition and Craftsmanship" In the picturesque island of Malta, lacemaking has been an age-old tradition passed down through generations. An elderly woman sits in her doorway, deftly working on delicate lace patterns using bobbins as her tools. Near Maghery's serene Loughshore Cottage, a scene unfolds where old wooden they can carefully wound with thread. The rhythmic motion creates a mesmerizing sight that speaks volumes about the dedication and skill required for this craft. Traveling to Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, we find ourselves in a bustling carpet factory. Skilled artisans meticulously wind colorful threads onto bobbins, ready to create intricate designs that will adorn homes around the world. An advertisement catches our eye – Atwater Kent Model 30 Radio – showcasing how even modern technology relies on the humble bobbin. It symbolizes the seamless integration of traditional craftsmanship with innovative advancements. Journeying further east to China, silk manufacturing takes center stage. Engravings depict workers tending to spinning wheels while winding silk onto bobbins; their hands moving swiftly like poetry in motion. Chantilly lace comes alive through a vibrant chromolitho print. Delicate patterns emerge from skilled hands manipulating countless bobbins intricately intertwined with fine threads - an art form that exudes elegance and sophistication. A Victorian greetings card titled "Always at Mischief" showcases mischievous children playing amidst sewing items such as needles, pins, scissors, and thread spools - reminding us of how even playful innocence can be woven into everyday life through these small yet essential tools called bobbins. Engravings depicting cotton production transport us back to an era when vast plantations were worked by laborers who relied on bobbins to spin raw fibers into soft yarns - marking a pivotal moment in history where industrialization met textile production. Doffers in the Cherryville Mfg Co.