Saturday, 17 November 2018

Pocket watch and lace spindle. By Thomas P.


Two objects are very important to me and my family.

The first one is an old pocket watch. It belonged to my great-great-grandfather who was called Louis Sénégas. He was born in 1878 and died in 1934 at the age of 56. He was a bus driver and, in fact, this watch belonged to his father who gave it to him for his 18th birthday. This object is so old that the chain and the top are missing.

The second object is a lace spindle that belonged to my great-great-grand-mother, Marie. She was born in 1901 and died in 1934 at the age of 34 during childbirth. At this time, women started to sew and make lace at the age of five. My family still has some of her lace creations (like the gift to my great-grand-mother Alice, with her initials embroidered on it).

These objects are very important for my family because they represent our origins.

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