As I embark on making historically “reminiscent” hunting bags, I can’t help but notice many examples of the New Hamshire bag that always seems to have the cutout heart with two circles on the front flap.
As these were historically hunting bags, I wonder what the significance of the heart with two circles was that made it so popular?
I could imagine a representation of the hunter’s “kill” shot (heart and lungs?), or maybe it was a symbol of their companion’s love?
Rather than guess at it, I put the question to our experts here. Anyone know the origins of that pattern, or why it became so popular?
As these were historically hunting bags, I wonder what the significance of the heart with two circles was that made it so popular?
I could imagine a representation of the hunter’s “kill” shot (heart and lungs?), or maybe it was a symbol of their companion’s love?
Rather than guess at it, I put the question to our experts here. Anyone know the origins of that pattern, or why it became so popular?