Rate This Article The Honourable Company of Horners A Guild of Contemporary Horn Workers and Collectors Crafting & Collecting Works of an Ancient Material: Cattle Horn The Honourable Company of Horners A Guild of Contemporary Horn Workers and Collectors Crafting & Collecting Works of an Ancient Material: [read more]
Rate This Article Hawk Bells: From European Falconry to American Trade Goods Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ June 2014 Photo Credit: Barry Hardin Hawk Bells: From European Falconry to American Trade Goods Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ June 2014 Photo Credit: Barry Hardin Small bells of [read more]
Rate This Article Witness 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga Everyday! Daily Tours & Demonstrations at Fort Ticonderoga By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ September 11, 2017 Witness 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga Everyday! Daily Tours & Demonstrations at Fort Ticonderoga By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ September 11, 2017 [read more]
Rate This Article Discover Fort Ticonderoga: A True Early American Treasure From Ruin to National Treasure Credit Above Photo: Manuela Michailescu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Discover Fort Ticonderoga: A True Early American Treasure From Ruin to National Treasure Credit Above Photo: Manuela Michailescu, CC BY-SA [read more]
Perhaps one of the most iconic and easily recognizable fashions from the American Colonial era and extending throughout the Revolutionary War was the Tricorn Hat. Popular in Europe and America throughout most of the 18th century, it was known at the time as a Cocked Hat or Three-Cornered Hat. Later, in the 19th century it would be more often referred to as a “tricorn”, the name most often used today.
Rate This Article The Unappreciated Tin-Peddler; His Services To Early Manufacturers By R. Malcolm Keir, Instructor in Industrial Economics, University of Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Berenice Abbott, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Unappreciated Tin-Peddler; His Services To Early Manufacturers By R. Malcolm Keir, Instructor in Industrial Economics, University [read more]
The origin and history of the blanket capote, or long greatcoat, has long been closely associated with the fur trade in North America. It is not surprising that the wide-scale harvesting of furs for European markets coincided with the development of this uniquely Canadian garment. Indeed the capotes, or more specifically the wool blankets from which they were sewn, became one of the most sought after trade items, replacing furs as the typical winter clothing for both the native and European trappers and traders alike.
Rate This Article Tahchee and His Knife By James Batson Photo Credit: Charles Bird King, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Tah-Chee Cherokee Chief 1838 Tahchee and His Knife By James Batson Photo Credit: Charles Bird King, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Tah-Chee Cherokee Chief 1838 An irony [read more]
Rate This Article American Indian Trade Blankets The Rise of Pendleton Woolen Mills as the Primary Trade Blanket of Contemporary Native Americans Credit Above Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons American Indian Trade Blankets The Rise of Pendleton Woolen Mills as the Primary Trade [read more]
Throughout the period of the “Indian trade” in America, there were a number of both manufacturers and distributors of point blankets over the years. English made blankets were marketed by many different firms, including T. Eaton’s; Early’s of Witney; BCW; Globe; Gault’s; Mackay, Smith, Blair & Co. (Vancouver); Push, Tact & Principle; Simpsons; Hudson Bay Company as well as several others.
