What type of heads are the most common in our identified bobbins?

Good question to ask really.  

Over in on our bobbin terms page we have these same photographs of the different types of head.

And on our spreadsheet page, we've added in tick boxes for which type of heads the bobbin turners and painters that we've recorded tend to have used / use.

So, this raised the question as to whether or not there was a trend in modern East Midlands bobbins as to head style.  Of course we created a pie chart.  And it's dynamic so as we add more makers to the website it will update itself.

Current Bobbin Head Types logged in Find the Maker ID Summary

Thistle Head (left and middle) and standard head (right) / Painter Alison Tolson / Photo © Jo Buckberry

Onion Head / Margaret Wall / Photo © Jo Buckberry

Ball Head / Turner Chris Parsons / Photo © Chris Parsons