> On 18 Jan 2018, at 12:20, Gilian Dye <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm wondering if any Arachne member knows of any way of dating the numerous > books and instruction leaflets published by DMC, Coats and other thread > manufacturers from the end of the 19th century?
For DMC I was either told by someone or read somewhere (I don’t remember which now) that there’s a number on or opposite the title page that gives the date of printing. For example, my little green copy of the Encyclopedia of Needlework has 412 which is April 1912, my copy of Les Dentelles aux Fuseaux (1re serie) has 530 which is May 1930, and my copy of Die Kloppelspitzen ((II.Serie) has 225 which is February 1925 Having an older date for the Bobbin Lace 2nd series (the one in German) than for the 1st series (the one in French) may seem wrong but these books were re-printed many times and the earlier 2nd series has the 1st series advertised in the back. My Encyclopedia of Needlework has the Bobbin Lace 1st series advertised in the back but not the 2nd series, which indicates that the 2nd series was published later than 1912. Hope that makes sense Jean in Glasgow where the snow is melting but more is promised - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
