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Bobbin Lace Machine, c.1903.
The Bobbin Lace Machine was patented in 1903 and sold by the Torchon Co-operative Lace Company of Chicago, Illinois. Lace making became a cottage industry for many women. They would buy a machine, make lace, and sell it to the Torchon Company. It was then sold to the public through the Eaton's catalogue. Bobbin lace was made from a number of threads twisted around pins.
(Compton County Museum Collection / Photo - Jackie Hyman)
The Bobbin Lace Machine was patented in 1903 and sold by the Torchon Co-operative Lace Company of Chicago, Illinois. Lace making became a cottage industry for many women. They would buy a machine, make lace, and sell it to the Torchon Company. It was then sold to the public through the Eaton's catalogue. Bobbin lace was made from a number of threads twisted around pins.
(Compton County Museum Collection / Photo - Jackie Hyman)