Sailmaker's Needles, by Des Pawson
Sailmaker's Needles, by Des Pawson
Published by the Museum of Knots and Sailors Ropework, 48 pages. A5 size booklet (N5858X1)
This small booklet provides a fascinating history sailmaker's needles, and covers the history of the sail needle, their sizes and types. Together with a very comprehensive list of makers names, there are also six coloured pages showing some of the packaging used to sell sail needles
From the opening paragraph: It is often the case that the most ordinary of tools, in use for many centuries, are rarely remarked upon or described, as it is taken for granted that everyone knows all about them and description is unnecessary. Such is the sail needle, occasionally mentioned but rarely described in detail. Here are the details gleaned from the odd mentions of sail needles as they occurred over the centuries...
From the opening paragraph: It is often the case that the most ordinary of tools, in use for many centuries, are rarely remarked upon or described, as it is taken for granted that everyone knows all about them and description is unnecessary. Such is the sail needle, occasionally mentioned but rarely described in detail. Here are the details gleaned from the odd mentions of sail needles as they occurred over the centuries...
Condition of the booklet is generally excellent. The cover is clean and tidy, the staple spine is intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. There is a small price sticker on the rear side cover
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