Barry Adams

Barry was one of the few bobbin makers who worked in Ivory.

He obtained official certification in order to acquire the ivory and to sell it; some of his Ivory had certification from the Kenyan government.

There were rumours that Barry used Piano Keys but he has confirmed that he never did this.

We are very lucky to have a number of photos that Barry, himself, has supplied to our archive​.  He is active on the FTM facebook group

Barry shared this image of him turning bobbins whilst being supervised by his assistant © Barry Adams