Bodkin and Case

Bodkin and Case
Bodkin and Case

1800-1850 / Metal / Metalwork / Other / Wesleyana / Wood
Metal (bodkin); wood (case)
c.1800

The definition of a bodkin according to the Cambridge English Dictionary is 'a large needle that does not have a sharp point, used especially for pulling a strip of material through cloth'. It can also be small instrument with a sharp point for making holes in leather or fabric.

This commemorative bodkin and case date to around 1800 and the bodkin bears the name of John Wesley. The bodkin didn't belong to Wesley but it is nonetheless very interesting. It shows that Methodism and commemoration of Wesley were widespread at the time, especially among working people and also women.