A GIFT A GIFT FOR (SUSAN-or other names) A GIFT FROM MY MOTHER A GIFT FROM YOUR TRUE LOVE A KISS FROM MY TRUE LOVE WILL EASE A WOUND A NEW YEAR GIFT A NEW YEAR GIFT 1864 A PRESENT FOR MARY (Also with other names) A TOKEN OF LOVE OF THE GIVER A TRUE HEART A TRUE LOVES (heart symbol) IS SWEETER THAN HONEY AT MY LOVES ABSENCE I GRIEVE AUNT KITTY BE CAREFUL NOT TO WASTE TIME Be constant and true my dear BE GOOD AND WISE BE TRUEBE TRUE TO ME  MY LOVELY DARLING BLESS JOSEPH (Also with other names) BLESS MY BROTHER BUY THE RING CAN YOU LOVE ME COME LOVE AND LIVE HAPPY WITH ME MY DEAR CONSTANT BE TO ONLY ME COME TO JESUS JUST NOW AND HE WILL SAVE YOU CONSTANT LOVER CONSTANT PROVE TO ME MY DEAR CONSTANT PROVE TO ME MY LOVE DEAR AUNT 1871 DEAR FATHER DEAR JAMES DEAR JOSEPH DEAR MOTHER (Father, Aunt, Uncle, Brother, Sister etc., also with various names) DECEIVE ME NOT MY LOVE DECEIVE ME NOT MY LOVELY DEAR DECEIVE ME NOT WHEN FAR AWAY DONT B FALCE DONT BE SHY DONT DELAY THE PRESENT DAY DONT FORESAKE ME DONT FORGET ME DONT LET ME BE FORGOTTEN DONT TELL MOTHER DONT YOU CRY FOR ME EASTER FEAR GOD FEAR THE LORD THY GOD FOR MY DARLING FOR MY MOTHER DEAR FOR GET ME NOT FOR MY DEAR FOR YOU LOV KISSING AND SO DO I FORGET ME NOT FORGET ME NOT WHEN FAR AWAY FORSAKE ME NOT For My Darling by David Haskins FRET NOT From my Love GOOD NIGHT SWEET LOVE GOOD NIGHT GOD IS LOVE HAPPY HAPPY LAND HEARTS UNITED MUST LIE CONTENTED I AM READY FOR THE RING I BLUSH TO TELL THE LAD I LOVE I LIKE MY CHOICE TOO WELL TO RANGE I LIKE MY CHOICE TO WELL TO CHANGE A wonderful lace bobbin made by Jesse Compton* one of the oldest documented bobbin makers (1793 - 1857). Jesse and his son James lived in Deanshanger in Northhamptonshire. Inscribed 'I like my chise I will not change' Jesse took great care with his inscriptions though like other 19th century bobbin makers he was not renowned for his accurate spelling (the word 'chise' should read 'choice'). It is only fair to add however that in the local Northamptonshire dialect of the time this word would have probably been pronounced 'chise'.  I LONG TO BE A LOVING MANS WIFE I LONG TO MARREY I LONG TO GET MARRIED TOMORROW I LONG TO WED THE LAD I LOVE I LOVE JAMES (With other names) I LOVE JESUS I LOVE MY DEAR IT IS TRUE I LOVE MY LOVE BECAUSE I NO MY LOVE LOVES ME I LOVE THEE STILL I LOVE U MY DEAR I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU MY DEAR IT IS TRUE IN MEMORY OF A FRIEND I WILL BE TRUE TO THE LAD I LOVE I WILL BE TRUE TO THEE MY LOVELY DEAR I WILL FOREVER LOVE THE GIVER I WILL KEEP THIS FOR MY TRUE LOVES SAKE I WISH I WAS MARRIED I WISH TO WED THE LAD I LOVE IF I LOVE THE BOYS IT IS NOTHING TO NOBODY IF YOU DENY MY LOVE I WIL DIE IF YOU LOVE ME BE TRUE TO ME IF YOU LOVE ME DONT FORSAKE ME HON DONT I'LL VOW TO BE TRUE IN MEMORY OF A FRIEND IN YOUR MIND LET THE WHORLD SAY WHAT THAY (Probably one of a set of bobbins forming a continuous motto) IT’S HARD TO BE SLITED BY ONE THAT I LOVE ITS HARD TO LOVE AND CANT BE LOVED AGAIN JACKS ALIVE JESUS WEEPT- This is a bone wood combination bobbin. JOIN IN LOVE WITH ME MY DARLING KEEP THIS FOR MY SAKE 1871 KEEP YOU TEMPER (With heart symbol) KEEP YOUR TEMPER MY DEAR KIND FRIEND KISS ME KISS ME QUICK KISS ME QUICK AND DONT BE SHY KISS ME QUICK AND LOVE ME FOREVER KISS ME QUICK FOR MY MOTHER IS COMING KISS ME QUICK MY LOVELY DEAR KISSING OFT TIMES BRINGS FOND LOVE LAUGHING LOVERS TO MERRY MAIDS LET LADS NEVER LOVE TWO LASSES AT ONCE LET NO FALSE LOVER GAIN MY HART LET NOT ABSENCE BANISH LOVE LIVE AND BE HAPPY LOVE LOVE AND LIVE HAPPY LOVE BUY THE RING LOVE COME AGAIN LOVE COME VEX ME NOT LOVE CROSS MY LIPS LOVE DIE FOR ME LOVE DONT BE CROSS LOVE DONT BE CRUEL LOVE DONT BE FALCE LOVE DONT BE SHY LOVE DONT LIST LOVE DONT TARRY LOVE DONT YOU LIST LOVE FOR EVER LOVE FORGET ME NOT       Love Give My Kiss LOVE GIVE ME THY (Heart symbol) LOVE GOD LOVE IS A HARD PAIN LOVE IS A SHARP THORN LOVE IS A TORMENT LOVE IS LOVE LOVE IS SHARP TO FEEL THE SMART LOVE JESUS LOVE ME LOVE LOVE ME LOVE ME AND LEAVE ME NOT LOVE ME AND FORSAKE ALL OTHERS LOVE ME AS I LOVE YOU LOVE ME DEARLY AND MARRY ME QUICK LOVE ME FOR EVER LOVE ME FOREVER MY DEAR LOVE ME JOHN (With other names) LOVE ME MY DEAR 1871 LOVE ME MY LOVE LOVE ME MY LOVER LOVE ME NOW AND FOR EVER DEAR LOVE ME ONLY LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE LOVE ME TILL I DIE (Heart symbol LOVE ME TRUE LOVE ME TRULEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER LOVE THE GIVER LOVE WED ME QUICK LOVELY DEAR LOVELY THOMAS (also with other names) MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND MARRY ME MARRY ME MY OWN TRUE LOVE MARREY ME QUICK MARRY ME MARRY ME QUICK AND DONT BE SHY  MARRY ME QUICK AND LOVE ME FOREVER MARRY ME QUICK MY LOVELY DEAR MARRY ME QUICK MY OWN TRUE LOVE MAY I WED THE ONE I LOVE SO DEAR MAY THE VOICE OF MY LOVER NEVER PROVE FALSE MY DEAR MY DEAR FATHER 1871 MY DEAR MOTHER (Father, SISTER  Brother, Aunt, Uncle etc.,) MY BOYS IF I AM RAGED I AM TRUE MY DEAR LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE MY (Heart symbol) MY (heart symbol) IS ENLIGHTENED AS MY LOVE DOTH APPEAR MY HEART ACHES FOR YOU MY HART IS FIXED I CANNOT CHANGE  MY HEART DOTH BEAT WITH LOVE FOR THE MY LOVE AS BROKEN MY POOR HEART MY LOVE DONT BE HARD MY LOVE FOR THE NO ONE CAN TEL MY LOVE IS AT A DISTANCE BUT FOREVER IN MIND MY LOVE IS LIKE THE BLOOMING ROSE MY LOVE IS ROVING FAR AWAY MY LOVELY DEAR BE TRUE TO ME FOREVER MY MEMORY IS DEAR TO THE LOVE MY MIND IS FIXED KNOW NO MORE TO RANGE I LIKE MY CHOISE TO WELL TO CHANGE MY MIND IS FIXT I CANNOT RANGE I LIKE MY CHOISE TO WEL TO CHANGE MY ONLY LOVE NIX ME DOLLY NO FATHER OR MOTHER SHAL PART ME AND MY LOVE NO LODGE HERE NO ONE SHALL MAKE ME LOSE MY LOVE NOT FOR ME KNOW IT JOSEPH (Also with other names) NOW ABIDE IN FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY NOW OR NEVER LOVE O MY LOVE IS GONE O THAT WE BE JOYFUL WHEN WE MEET TO PART NO MORE PART NOT WITH YOUR SWEETHEART PLACE NO CONFIDENCE IN YOUNG MEN  From an old English nursery rhyme ....  Half a pound of twopenny rice :  Half a pound of treacle :  That's the way the money goes : *POP GOES THE WESAL*  PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD QUEEN VICTORIA FOREVER QUEEN FOR EVER RAING I LOVE MY CHOICE (Probably one of a set of bobbins forming one continuos motto) REMEMBER ME MY LOVE  REMEMBER ME WHEN FAR AWAY SEEK SALVATION SEEK SALVATION WHILE YOU ARE YOUNG SEEK YE THE LORD SKIM THE POT AND LICK THE LADLE STOWED AWAY AND WORKED HARD SUCCESS TO THE PILLOW LACE SWEET HEARTS THEY ARE BUT FEW SWEET IS THE LOVE THAT MEETS RETURN  BUT BITTER WHEN IT MEETS A FROWN SWEET LOVE BE MINE AND MAKE ME THINE SWEET WILLIAM THE GIFT IS SMALL BUT LOVE IS ALL TAKE THIS SMALL GIFT FROM AN AUNT TARRY NOT MY LOVE THE BELLS ARE RINGING FOR SARAH THE GIFT IS SMALL BUT LOVE IS ALL THE GIFT OF LOVE TO ME IS GREAT JOY THINK ON ME MY LOVE WHEN FAR AWAY THOSE WHO LOVE ME I WILL LOVE THOSE WHO SEEK ME EARLY SHALL FIND ME THOU GOD SEEST ME TIME TO MARREY TIS HARD TO BE JILTED BY ONE AS I LOVE TIS HARD TO LOVE AND NOT BE LOVED AGAIN TIS HARD TO PART FROM MY SWEETHART To Love And Live Happy That Is My Desier * 1842 TO THEE MY LOVE I WILL MARRY TOGETHER FOREVER MY LOVE AND I TRUE LOVE (heart) U LOVE ME AS I LOVE U VALENTINE WITH ALL THY FAULTS I LOVE THE STILL WHEN THIS YOU SEE REMBER ME E:C 1859 WHEN THIS YOU SEE REMEMBER ME AND BEAR ME IN YOUR MIND- LET ALL THE WORLD SAY WHAT THAY WILL SPEAK OF ME AS YOU FIND-I YOUNG 1838   WHEN THIS YOU SEE REMEMBER ME MY LOVE When will you marry me my love WHEN WIL YOU FIX THE WEDDING DAY WHERE NOW IS THIS GOD WITH ALL THY FAULTS I LOVE THEE STILL X U R AND X U B AND XX U R TO ME

Many of the mottos are complied by Diana Smith who also submitted many of the photos