Are Hudson Bay blankets made in England?

Are Hudson Bay blankets made in England?

Hudson’s Bay Point Blankets are made in England by John Atkinson & Sons, a division of A.W. Hainsworth & Sons Ltd.

Were Hudson Bay blankets infected with smallpox?

“I found absolutely no evidence that the Hudson’s Bay company ever purposely infected anybody with blankets and smallpox,” said professor Paul Hackett from the University of Saskatchewan, who has researched the history of the Hudson Bay blanket.

What size is a 6 point Hudson Bay blanket?

90 W x 100 L
The Hudson’s Bay 6-Point Wool Blanket measures 90 W x 100 L and fits a standard queen bed. Hudson’s Bay Blankets have been imported from England since 1779 and were once used as a form of currency between trappers and Native Americans.

Did Canada give natives smallpox?

The disease arrived in what is now Canada with French settlers in the early 17th century. Indigenous people had no immunity to smallpox, resulting in devastating infection and death rates….Smallpox in Canada.

Where does the Hudson Bay Point Blanket come from?

It is a 2 point cream color with the black, yellow, red and green stripes on both ends. The label is white with orange lettering and reads “Hudson Bay Point Blanket, Hudson Bay Company Incorporated 1670 (in circle with crest design), The Seal of Quality, 100% wool, US Reg No. 220747, Canada Reg No. 19576, MAde in England.

Who is the collector of the HBC point blanket?

Harold Lee Tichenor, point blanket collector and consultant to Hudson’s Bay Company, has written two books on point blankets and their collectibility. In April 2017, HBC updated the label, rotating it from portrait to landscape, making it easy to display English and French on either side of the crest, which has been enhanced with red on the flag.

How old are the labels on point blankets?

There are a number of clues to dating the manufacture of various point blankets. If the blanket has a label the task is fairly easy. I have identified and dated some two-dozen styles of labels used by the Hudson’s Bay Company since 1890.

What’s the value of an Old Point Blanket?

Are point blankets valuable? Generally older point blankets are more valuable than regular wool blankets of the same age. Some unusual patterns, like the 1936 Coronation blanket, and particularly old point blankets may bring up to a thousand or more dollars at auction.

What do the points mean on a Hudson Bay blanket?

The Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket is a beautiful nod to the past, reflecting the rich history of early colonial North America and the trading system by which colonists and the British acquired beaver pelts. Such blankets were made by the British and early North American citizens and traded at trading posts to the Native Americans in exchange for furs.

What is a Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket?

A Hudson’s Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) in British North America (now Canada) and the United States during the 1700s and 1800s. The company is named for the Hudson Bay and the blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts.

What is a point blanket?

Point system. Points are short black lines woven into the selvage of the blanket along the edge just above the bottom set of stripes. About four inches in length (except in the case of half points, which are two inches), they indicate the finished overall size (area) of a blanket and allow a blanket’s size to be easily determined even when folded.