Bobbin
- Object Name:
- Bobbin
- Object ID:
- 1996.014.02
- Creator:
- New England Bobbin and Shuttle Company
Woodworker - Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- 1950-1960
- Description:
- Spindle or bobbin. Maple wood. Slender rod with ridges. Lathe-turned; smooth, but unfinished. Rod wider at base than top. Bored entire length; bore is wider at base than at top (not a tapered bore, rather parallel sided until the tip). Notch at base.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- H-8.875 Dia-1 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by New England Bobbin and Shuttle Company (c.1928 - c.1978), Nashua, NH. Business established by George M. Hambleton's (c.1910 - c.1976) great-grandfather in England, and was passed down to direct descendants. The business was named the New England Bobbin and Shuttle Company when it moved to Goffstown, NH. Moved to Crown Street, Nashua, c. 1928. George M. Hambleton joined the company in the 1930s, after graduating from Dartmouth College. He ran the business until his death, c.1976. George's younger brother ran the business for a few more years until his death, c.1978.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bliss and Marian Woodruff
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