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Bookmark or Share- Rarest Hudson's Bay Blanket Label. The Golden TrademarkBefore 1933 gold labels were used in very limited runs usually for the introduction of a new color line or other special event. In 1934 the gold on satin "Stacked" labels came to be and ended the HB company's use of red on canvas labels.
- Hudson Bay Tobacco Tinderbox Picture Thread - Bushcraft USA ForumsVery popular trade item stocked by Hudson Bay Company, Northwest Company and many others during the fur trade era. The 6X lens in the cover was used to light pipe tobacco before the first friction match was invented in around 1827 by John Walker.
- Hudson's Bay blankets - Bushcraft USA ForumsHudson's Bay 3.5 Point Blanket Size Changes. Before 1970: 63" x 81" After 1970: 60" x 86" Weight for the 3.5 point blankets is 5lbs even but some can weigh closer to 6lbs. The heavier blankets are all older/antique pieces in mint condition.
- Washing/fulling/preshrinking a Hudson Bay blanketThis is from the Hudson's Bay Company website: Yes. Hbc point blankets are made of 100% wool and are pre-shrunk as part of the manufacturing process. So you can hand wash your blanket in a gentle detergent like Zero or Woollite. The trick is in the drying. You must gently press or blot the water out by wrapping it in towels: NEVER WRING THE ...
- Rarest Hudson's Bay Blanket Label. The Golden TrademarkThese Red embroidered Trademark labels were the very first to be sewn onto Hudson Bay Point blankets starting around 1890. And before this they sometimes used paper labels attached onto a corner with jute.
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