wool point blanket

[malachi]

I need some help identify a blanket I recently found in. A goodwill.it is 190" long and 78" wide it has no identification but is cream with black stripes one on either end and two in the middle it has four point strips on either end on opposite side sorry no pics any help will be appreciated

 

[teakmtn]

Without a photo it's difficult to be certain. But, it sounds like what you have is called a pair of blankets. Some trade blankets were manufactured and sold as a "pair" i.e.. 1 double, length wise blankets to be split into 2 individual blankets at a later date, by either a trader, store/factory owner or the end user. I have a 3 point "pair" made by Rob Stone that I love. Mainly it is perfect for folding in half when you make your bed roll so your feet don't have a chance to stick out. I don't know when the Big blanket Manufactures (HBC, Whitney) quit making them, but they do show up now and again. If that is what you have, that's a very good find.

 

[Rod Lassey]

I agree, sounds like a double blanket to me. Does it look like the blankets here:

http://www.woolsoftmontana.com/Blankets.htm


Hang onto it, they're hard to find.


Rod

 

[tenngun]

pairs were torn before being sold as said above. Also a double would be used to wrap a bundle of blankets and called a "wraper" so the company didn't hsave to pay taxes on one double per bundle.

 

[malachi]

Yes that is it, thanks for the pic I can't believe that I found it at a goodwill for only $6.00 the rendezvous gods must have been smiling on me because of my birthday :grin: I'll never get rid of it but does anyone know the value placed on this type of blanket?

 

[Many Klatch]

Well a new Pendleton wool blanket is going to cost over $100. You basically have two blankets and then you throw in the value of it being a collectors item. So my uneducated guess is to insure it for $250 to $300.

I bought 4 wool blankets for $1 each at a garage sale once. Every once in a while you get lucky.

 

[teakmtn]

To purchase a new 4 point "pair" blanket from Rob Stone would run you approximately $550 to $650. However, this number is from a couple of years ago. I haven't been able to find a current price list hence the range. Jim Kimple at Highhorse Tradeing used to sell these for Mr. Stone, but his website is down.
If it's a used Hudson's Bay, I've seen them on Ebay for anywhere from $150.00 to $350.00. Once again, these "pairs" don't come up very often, and when they do it is usually the Candy Striped version. The Blanket you have,white with black or indigo bars is more desired in a HC/PC context. Good find.

 

[old ugly]

and if you are going to make it into two blankets or if you are making a capote and if you want the cut straight and so it will not fray, rip it don't cut it, just cut the starting point then carefully rip it the rest of the way.