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hist_text-digest Sunday, November 17 2002 Volume 01 : Number 1110
In this issue:
-áááááá MtMan-List: fireproofing
-áááááá MtMan-List: BOOK: The Blanket
-áááááá MtMan-List: Sharpening Straight Razor
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:18:25 -0500
From: Linda Holley <tipis@attbi.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: fireproofing
As Webmistress for the Florida Frontiersmen I have just posted this
notice on the Florida Frontiersmen's web site:
"As of 11-12-02 the Polk County Fire Inspector has exempted the
rquirement of prove of fire retardant on personal/private tents.
This applies to ALL non-comercial tents.
TRADERS may still be required to show prove that their tents are
treated with a fire retardant. If you have any questions you can
contact Roger & Katy Arrowood (727)391-1274"
For more info about the Alafia River Rendezvous or the Florida
Frontiersmen you can visit their web site at
www.floridafrontiersmen.org
My apologies to the group since this is off the topic of
Southeastern Cultures, but I had to correct some misinformation
posted here.
More Majorum, after the manner of our ancestors,
Teena Manyscalps Thomas
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:23:34 -0700
From: "Angela Gottfred" <agottfre@telusplanet.net>
Subject: MtMan-List: BOOK: The Blanket
Do you remember the tag that came with your HBC point blanket? It was a
little folding booklet that told you how great Bay blankets are, and
gave a little bit of the history of the HBC and point blankets with lots
of corporate rah-rah and somewhat dubious reliability. Harold Tichenor's
book _ The Blanket: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Point
Blanket _ seems to be the direct descendant of that little tag.
The main virtue of this small hardcover book is that it clarifies two of
the prevalent myths about point blankets: the "price point" myth, which
states that one point equals one "made beaver"; and the incorrect terms
"chief's blanket" and "Hudson's Bay blanket". Tichenor also has a long
and detailed description of how Bay point blankets were, and are, made;
it seems quite comprehensive, but since I'm not a textile person, I
don't know how accurate it is.
This book can drive the historically-oriented reader nuts. Although
Tichenor is sometimes very forthcoming with dates, often his statements
are so general that it is hard to be sure which century they apply to,
or which geographical area. When writing generally about the HBC's
activities, he sometimes gives the impression that the HBC operated
solely in "Canada's North" or "the Arctic". There are many historical
illustrations, but those unfamiliar with the artists will find it
difficult to sort out the HBC calendar art from paintings made by
artists of the period.
A brief section on capotes focuses solely in the Blackfoot c. 1870 and
later, which can give the impression that they were not a part of the
fur trade before then. The information on dating blankets is limited to
about roughly four pages of text (two on weaving and two on labels) and
colour photos of four labels of different dates (c. 1890-1900; c. 1930;
1940's to 1960's; 2002)--not nearly enough info to satisfy the antique
collector. The final section of the book gives some tips on blanket care
and repair.
If you're giving a HBC point blanket for a gift, this book could be a
good accompaniment to it. But if you're looking for solid, reliable
information, save your money.
Harold Tichenor's _The Blanket: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's
Bay Point Blanket_ (Quantum Book, Toronto: 2002. ISBN 1-895892-20-1)
sells for $19.99 Cdn at Bay stores and is available online at
www.hbc.com (search on Tichenor).
- --Angela Gottfred
agottfre@telusplanet.net
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:14:12 -0500 (EST)
From: TheGreyWolfe@webtv.net (The Grey Wolfe)
Subject: MtMan-List: Sharpening Straight Razor
Hello the List, I've never had trouble putting a good working edge on
any knife I've owned but to day i tried to sharpen a straight razor and
it seems to be getting duller as opposed to sharper! Don't know what I'm
doing wrong!
any help would be greatly appreciated!
Your Servant,
M.A.Smith
http://community.webtv.net/TheGreyWolfe/THELONGHUNTERSCAMP
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