Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream Guipere lace used for demonstration purposeson display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plaven I. V.'handcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.4 sample pieces of cream machine made lace stitched to backing board.On display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plaven I. V. 'handcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Cream lace piece used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece of cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece of cream lace used for demonstration purposesFriedrich Seidel, G. m b. H. Plaven I. V. No A11704 5 7-2handcrafts, lacemaking

Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece of cream lace used for demonstration purposesFriedrich Seidel, G.m.b. H. Plaven , I. V. No. A11705 7 7-4handcrafts, lacemaking

Piece cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking

Long piece of cotton crochet lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

White round doyley made in netted lacehandcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen

Square piece of cream lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

Cream lace insert used for demonstration purposes. Four pieces at top narrowing to one piecehandcrafts, lacemaking

Cream maltese lace collarcostume accessories, female, handcrafts, lacemaking

Piece of cream maltese lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

Cream lace insert, cross shapehandcrafts, lacemaking

Round piece of cream lace with raised centre.handcrafts, lacemaking

American lace loom. Victorian substitute for the usual lace maker's cushion.Lace making pillow consisting of a round cylinder with wooden handle containing a green lace pattern pricking and blue velvet pillow holding 32 wooden bobbins wound with cotton hanging from the pattern pricking.handcrafts, lacemaking

Cardboard with prickings to mark out lace patternhandcrafts, lacemaking

Small leaflet type book - Practical Lace Making Illustrated - 13th Edition Price sixpence (Copy right)handcrafts, lacemaking, books, technical

Loose pages from a book on torchon lace and the torchon lace loom with illustrations on loom and lace patterns.handcrafts, lacemaking, books, technical

Probably a Christening Gown.White lawn infant's dress with bobbin lace on neck, bodice, hem of sleeves and dress . Insert of lace near hem of dress. Pink ribbon threaded through eyelet lace.costume, infants', handcrafts, lacemaking

Sample book of Irish Lace thread ( Manilove's ) 6 samples on left side and 4 on right. Blue background. Samples in bow shape.handcrafts, lacemaking, commerce, advertising

Two spools of white lace threadHarris Lace Thread Flax No. 70 2 Cordhandcrafts, lacemaking

Head covering: Cream maltese lace with long side pieces known as lappetts. Illustration: Drawing of woman wearing head cover with lappets reaching her collar.handcrafts, lacemaking, costume, female

Long piece of knitted lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

Silk doyley with deep lace borderhandcrafts, lacemaking

Small round doyley made of filet lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

White doyley made of filet lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

Came from India and given to Bette Jones by Mrs McDonald. Mrs. McDonald lived in Orion St. Mitcham for last twenty years of her life. She was EnglishWhite tea cosy made of Teneriffe lace with ruffled edge linenhandcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen