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We finally own a genuine wool Hudson’s Bay Blanket.
Even though it has a couple of moth bites and the stitching along the edge is fraying this was the one I had to buy amongst the 60 on ebay.
Richard D. Mann was once an owner of this 100 year old blanket - I like to think of him placing it across the bottom of his bed, then venturing out into a crisp Canadian winter, in Northern Ontario.
Next to Richard D. Mann’s name I’ve stitched my school name tag.
Richard and I love the same HBC blanket.
Oh, yes and it’s been Sean French approved!
Ps. I found out a common misconception is the number of points (stitched lines) represented the number of beaver pelts in a trade. Nothing so romantic. The points are designed to show the weight and size of the blanket, plus they’re easy to see when the blanket is folded on a shelf.
I'm a Canadian & a Kiwi running the MusicHype office in LA.
Hello El Hay - nice to meet you!