Captain Twill
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New member and not full of the pirate rancor yet, but I need help. I work for Horry County, SC and I'm trying to document the legends of Pirate activity in the community of Little River, SC. Little River is located very near the NC/SC border and is and was a deep water port on a navigatable inlet from the ocean. It was used by Confederate ships during the Civil War as it was not well known by the Union Blockades. It was formerly part of Craven County, North Carolina. There has been a great deal of pirate lore thrown about concerning this area, but I have never seen anything other than speculation to back up or disprove the lore. Any help or leads would be greatly a…
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Alrighty, ladies an' gents.... got somethin' for ye... Been searching the Met Museum site... lots of stuff there ( and unfortunately, a lot of their stuff that's late 17th and 18th c is not shown unfortunately). But did see some images of items they titled as Fobs. I guess here is tbe closest link to it: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/coll...;dd2=0&vw=1 On page 27 & 28. They look so much like the decoration that are on Ladies Riding habits of the early 18th c. Or is that just my imagination? I'm just a bit baffled about them. ~Lady B
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I was looking through the History Channel's site, looking for anything on Buccaneers. I came across 4 DVD that they offer on pyracy. I was wondering if anyone saw the series and what they thought of it. Are the DVD's worth the price? They saw in their descriptions that they try to despel the image that Hollyweird has bestowed on us. Just wondering. Animal
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So I had the oppurtunity to visit the V&A museum yesterday and had a blast. Unfortunately there wasn't a lot of stuff on display from our time period but I was able to find a few things here and there. One of the objects I found was this 1710 waistcoat. Here is what V&A had to say about it. "WAISTCOAT 1710 - 1720 A gentleman wore such a waistcoat informally during the day, with a plain coat and breeches. The coat would have been left ope to display the fashionably patterned silk with the waistcoat buttoned at the waist to show of is and ruffles. SIlk Damask, lined with fustain and silk Made in England So here it is. Sorry its hard to …
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Woven silk shoe with red leather British 1720- 1730 Interesting how the back of the shoe is made. Very similar to what I've seen in reproductions of leather shoes today. (Not saying that is PC or anything.)
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just working on my first set of stays........ and honestly, i want those of you who know period fabrics quite a bit better than i to comment and give reccomendation......... uummmm,,, that would be YOU Kate Souris/Bagley, Micheal Bagley, Patrick Hand, Capn Sterling, Mary Diamond .. or anyone else more in the KNOW of things....... here are a few links to my growing fabric collection....... i want to know if these are close enough-- the ten foot rule... PC { pretty close}, PFC { pretty flinking close enough!}.... fabric would be for skirts and stays....... and-- can some one reccomend a fabric for a mantua.....i really just dont know if jacqua…
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Jack did you get any pictures of this stuff???? Holland (fine linen) shirt and drawers Peter II France 1727-1730 Silk velvet and pink silk taffeta silver thread Peter II nightgown with silver thread Red wool suit, silver thread, Peter II 1727-1730 silk velvet trimmed gold lace France Waistcoat Peter II 1725-1730 silver thread and elaborate silver fringe
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So walking through the antiques sale on Portobello this morning and I run into this... It's a quart measure Made in England by Thomas Matthews in 1720. (At least that's what the vendor told me. He seemed fairly knowledgeable and trust worthy. He knew I wasn't going to buy it.) and..... Is a half-pint gill, also for wine by the same maker. Maybe we can have some made?
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I suppose this would be a Capt'n Twill discussion? I read it once ask'd if pirates really said "Huzza" or if that might be a 'Ren thing' or perhaps just fiction all together...well, I just ran aground on this, not quite GAoP but has a date o' September 1801 (did they have Ren Faire in 1801?): The Sailor's Prayer - September 1801 (ye must click t' blow's 'er up then ye can read th' date hand marked below th' picture, as well as read th' script)
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One other tid bit I saw. SIX ENGRAVINGS of "The Harlot's Progress", in original frames First published 1732 Republished 1744 the frames 1732-1745 The artist William Hogarth trained as an engraver of silver and continued to engrave his own paintings, 'The Harlot's Progress' was the first of several series of narrative paintings that he made, satirizing the faults of contemporary society. Hogarth published these as prints as soon as the series was completed, engraving the plates himself and issuing the set at one guinea. They were designed not for portfolios, but to be hung in a frames such as these. Engraving and etching, ink on paper, frames of ebon…
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DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EXPERTISE, SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD BENEFIT OTHER PIRATES? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE IT? I'm in charge of organizing the pirate classes and recruiting instructors for the L.O.R.E. weekend at the Crossroads Faire site in Corona, CALIFORNIA. It is scheduled for Feb. 28 and March 1. I have cross posted this announcement here under Capt. Twill, because we really value historic and accurate information, and hope to tap some of your knowledge, if you are located in Southern California. Please go to this post for further information: https://pyracy.com/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=338864 --Jamaica Rose
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On Killing... 1 2
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I'm currently reading a book that explores the nature of taking a fellow human's life by Dave Grossman. While not 100% pirate period it does bring up a factor that might add to discussion. Grossman states that 98% of people who take life in combat are deeply bothered by this. 2% seem to be immune to the feelings of guilt and may even relish the encounter. I was wondering if these 2% might just have found themselves on pirate ships at various times in history. The book has a lot more statistics and research into warfare, distance between foes, and training to get a solider to fire his weapon at his foe. If you like military history or are curious about the taboo of t…
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Please forgive me if this has already been discussed. I have noticed that the dominant sleeve style for these jackets is a straight cuff, but could there be other styles of cuff and pocket flaps as well? I noticed on the Bonaventure web site a gentleman wearing a short coat with large turned back cuffs similar to a justacourp's sleeves. Could there have been styles and colors other than what the government slop contracts specified, such as a privately made or purchased version of the jacket? Does anyone have pics of various sleeve and pocket flap styles? Thanks in advance!
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As started in the Mantua thread, I would like to continue the Calico discussion in more detail, here ~ I have been speaking with a fabric historian about GAoP calicoes ~ they are not at all like what we see in the stores. The patterns actually looked more like our modern chintz, with a light background. It wasn't until later that the Indian calicoes were made with darker backgrounds, as requested by the Europeans.
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fire buckets 1 2
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now that many are recovering or have recovered from PIP, its time to start thinking of new projects. lets see, top o' the list...... for some odd reason fire suppression comes to mind. so i have leather fire buckets dated to the 1650's by the dutch in new york. has anyone ever made a leather fire bucket and would there be any interest if i can make them cheap enough? I'm not saying museum reproduction quality, but practical and better than a tin can.
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I've gotten real curious about Alex. This story is worth living i think. Found a couple of interesting summary articles and one about archeological digs and findings. Enjoy. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...81029105803.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhisto...es_europe.shtml Anyhow, I'm fascinated with this so I'll post what I find from this sudden madness. Bo
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Since I have been looking for period references to accidents, the weather has become an increasingly interesting topic. Barlow has a pretty vivid account of a huge storm that occurred in 1702 in England. (If it were today, it would have been caused by ubiquitous Global Warming and Climate Change factors... sorry, couldn't resist the dig...) Anyhow, I'll let him tell it: “[1702] And the 26th day at night began a violent storm, which all England hath great cause to remember. And as for our ship, we escaped very narrowly, losing one of our anchors and drove with our sheet anchor and small bower ahead, and our best bower cable broke, and near to the ‘Shew’ and Blacktail Sand…
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was wandering through one of the buildings at work and ran across this display. photos are not the best, but they are some of the colonial and state weights and measures devices. I'll list the items, but if anyone wants to see a particular piece, I can go back and get a closeup without a problem. http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/mm339/b.../1226081638.jpg from the top down scale boxes scales with 10,5,2, unk pound weights 1/2 peck, 1/2 bushell, peck 1/2 bushells from 1842, 1771, 1842 from the top down 1/2 gal, qt, pt, 1/2 pt, gill- liquid measurements 1/2 pint, qt, pint- dry measurements 1/4 peck ounce sclaes with various weights Kg weights 1/16 to 1 gal …
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Another trinket found in me parent's attic, but this one does not appear t' be military nor would I say GAoP. Any idea what this may be? Th' lid is rough on th' inside, perhaps a match strike surface? The leather strap is naught as bad as th' last piece but it may naught be original either, it tis barely long enough t' wear around yer neck, but why would ye wear 'matches' around yer neck? Perhaps a small sewing/needle case? But then why th' rough area on th' inside o' th' lid? ...now if we can just find Capt'n Kidd's treasure map up there!
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What is the difference between a corset and a bodice? Also for you women out their which would you rather wear?
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We will be engaged in a land battle later this year, with barbarian hordes of the local LARP group. I would love to lob a few stinkpots into thier midst, though it's doubtful that they will notice, being hairy unwashed cow-bellied landsmen. Does anyone know what went into the stinkpots of the period and how they were made? Smoke grenades might be helpful too!
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I have a scabbard that needs a design tooled into it, anybody know any good sources of simple period patterns, motifs, or artwork? I ask for simple because it'll be my first time tooling anything. I'm picturing sea creatures, shells, ships, anchors, detailed letters or initials, or anything sort of nautical or period themed. I've been doing Google searches and I've found a few things I like, but I'm hoping to find some sort of motherlode of designs. It seems that most of what I find is Celtic and I'm trying to steer away from that.
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http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/07/...dio-interactive got to meet capt. temple in november. neat guy.
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What is the proper term for the neck tie, neck wraps, that I often see worn in the 16 and early 1700's?
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Looking for bit of history concerning Queen Annes War. Anyone have some suggestions for books or links to web sites (yeah I saw wiki already)
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