Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

re: Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

EmegaMart20 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:03:06 GMT

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re: Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

browneyz — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:52:18 GMT

I love old patterns as they give an insight into how people really lived and what they wore. I have some needlework magazines from the 20's that belonged to my Grandma and they are lovely to look at. Unfortunately my daughter feels the same way about my magazines from the 70's! I suppose history starts from just before you are born!

re: Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

Karen Brock — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:29:04 GMT

We at PieceWork and Traditions Today are thrilled to know what a spill is. Thanks so much for letting us know.

re: Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

hedgewitchliz — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:07:15 GMT

A spill (in our house at least) was a thin stiff piece of cardboard about 8 inches long. As we had an open coal fire the spill used to be poked into the flames and when alight was used to light other things. My grandfather used a spill to light his pipe so presumably people used to carry spills around in cases for that very purpose. Sad to say we never had a spill case as our spills lived in a brass tube on top of the mantlepiece.

re: Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

babyal — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:02:51 GMT

Spills were twisted pieces of discarded paper, used to light the fires that tended to burn in all room of 19th century homes.

re: Take a Walk on the Victorian Side

MollyN@2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:12:04 GMT

ah, my dear - a spill case, obviously, is a holder for spills, twists of paper or other flammable material used to light the fire or the candles or grandad's cigars...