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I have asked the gunsmith in our group what he thinks may be done. One of the techniques I have heard the lads talk about for rust is to rub brick dust on the metal, but I think there is more to it than that (a paste of brick dust and ? olive oil, perhaps?) Will forward his reply.

Dear Mr. Brass, Twas not me who asked the question regarding the appropriateness of sand cast tin. It was another, I was just asking the question with that link for clarification, as an illustration of the closest thing I could think of to it in appearance. I couldn't think of anyone making sand cast tin repro items that I'd ever run across, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. But thank you for the information. Mr.Goebel is a treasure and I purchase items from him when I can (I miss his regular appearances in April at Ft. Frederick). Tin is something I rarely buy these days, mostly because the quality has become rather poor. I am well equipped with copper, pottery, glass, and other forms of period appropriate eating and cooking equipment. The only down side to packing the ceramics is their weight. Where are the servants when you need them? Ah, well, it keeps me from packing a tavern's worth of stuff

Do you have pictures? Is this what you have in mind? http://www.armetale.com/armetale/index.php?fuseAction=group&sale=&t=pat&ID=3

I have forwarded the picture and asked a friend who knows a _lot_ about various embroidery types if she can help. If she doesn't know, I'd say it's likely she knows someone who does. The style looks familiar, when I locate my sampler I might be able to tell you (but my friend is a better bet than my finding things right now). Meanwhile, if you can get your hands on this book: http://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/18thcenturyembroiderytechniques.aspx it might help.

LOL. Can't wait until someone creates the distaff version of this!

I loved that line, and have to wonder how many times he really did that take

That's priceless!

Great display!

You might want to talk to some of the RevWar guys. They just had an event up at Ft. George (Niagra on the Lake) and were encouraged to burn as much powder as possible. Getting the powder to Canada from the US was not a problem, taking any home however, was where it got complicated. (We've run into some rather creative methods of getting powder from point A to point B when the rules are unsympathetic). Oh, my husband just informed me it was Parks Canada who told them what to do to smooth things over getting guns in and out, they could probably help you out with ownership legalities, too. Just ask them what the Canadian rules are for reenactors who want to own whatever it is you wish to buy. The guys taking their guns up to Canada were told to call all their guns "antique firearms", not black powder, muzzle loader, or anything else. Getting documentation that it belongs to you as personal property will help you avoid duty on it going back and forth between Canada and the U.S. PM me off list and I can get the "who to contact" details sorted out from the Husband and send them back to you. We have folks coming South all the time from Canada for big events, so we know there are some up there that have gone through all the hoops before. We just don't own a pistol yet, personally, so haven't had to jump that hurdle

Greetings, Well, I have a bunch of cousins out that way, but I don't think they qualify (OK, the ones who do rendezvous might-- I don't know what they get up to at their events *G*). That bein' said, I can just see a prairie schooner emblazoned with skull and crossbones. Now wouldn't that be a hoot? Could bring a whole new slant to Rodeo. Good luck looking for playmates in the land of the Sooner. If I hear anything useful, I'll let you know. Jen who once got in trouble for burying treasure on the OU campus.

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing those! Can't wait until you actually get into the fort The last three weeks i have been in Guatemala (again) and visited the Lago Izabal and Rio Dolce area. So I can now ad some my own pictures here... The above building was the formerly store that is beliefed the "warehouse" that the english pirates plunderd recularly... I think is was build somewhere around 1800 so it's not exactly GAoP... but it's stil old. and above the castillo as it is now... unfortunatly I havend been able to enter the buidling but that would be something for the next time... This is a vacation park at the Lago Izabal conviniently called El Paraiso, because that's simply what it is... and then the amazing scenery, I don't know about you all, but when I reenact I would like to get a feel of the landscape in wich the history took place. For me this is it, to start with... cheers for more pictures, see my Gallery here on Pyracy.com or on my facebook page (where it's a lot easier to upload pictures. More on clothing is also coming soon...

Thanks for those sources! Mine for this type of thing were rather disappointing

From the description of spoon styles in "Artifacts of Colonial America" this is probably a Puritan style spoon, a development in style which occurred around 1660 according to Ivor Noel Hume. Check out this pic on ebay toward the bottom of this page: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PURITAN-STYLE-PEWTER-SPOON-/160485370892 and this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17TH-c-PURITAN-PEWTER-SPOON-2-OLD-COLLECTION-/130439912724#ht_500wt_1156 And this article has lots of styles, and perhaps an example just like yours: http://www.pastmasters.info/PewterSpoons.pdf Please PM me when you start casting! I may have a project for you

Exactly! Great pics!

I just realized what I just posted may not be where you were trying to go with this question. Other things might be nets, sail cloth, ropes, large needles and either hemp or linen cord for repairing nets and sails, sailmaker's palms, pitch, possibly baskets or other containers for fish that are caught (they're not gonna carry a load of fish in their arms, eh?) These things aren't neatly stored on lines of shelves like a modern store, but stacked and folded and leaning up against walls (and hanging on them) for the larger items, in boxes or barrels for others. Smaller things could be on counters or on shelves behind the counters. If you look at period art work, this seems to be the way things are done. Some shops (I'm trying to remember the engraving where I think I saw this) could have items stacked neatly on tables in the shop. Your best bet is to start looking at art work online. Good luck!

I'm not sure there would have been such a fishing specific shop in 1719. A lot of items were trade-specific in how they were purchased locally, iirc. And shops that carried things from multiple trades might carry things for fishing boats and farmers, household goods, etc., depending on the needs of the area, and possibly determined by how large a community they're in (more room to specialize in a large city than a small village). Later period advertisements from merchants in the PA Gazette, for example, show all sorts of things "newly arrived" on ship X, from food items to eye glasses, being sold at the sign of Whatever, on Y Street, next to Craftsman A, B and Tavern C. There's no reason to assume a large shift in practices from the end of the 17th century to the middle of the 18th, when with all the other changes in goods we still practice things that way even today. So, basically what I'm saying is that a shop which carries harpoons, if not coming from a craftsman whose trade is specifically that sort of equipment (things utilizing the same materials and skills), could also contain horse harness and teapots, etc. And of course, most likely, other things useful to the fishing trade Hopefully, that was a little helpful! (or was it totally confusing?)

Definitely a bit cheaper than Burnley and Trowbridge, but RH doesn't carry small enough sizes for me. Tempting, though.

The website seems to be up again. Have you been able to look at them? Kinda funny looking with hairy legs sticking out

I'm not getting through right now, but it was working earlier. Interesting...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! And safe travels for those of you who'll be on the road!

Just keep an eye open for it to show up in their archives of programs so you can watch it online if it isn't up already. You're bound to have a better seat at your computer than those of us stuck standing in the back did. It was definitely worth standing for the entire hour to hear what she had to say, though. She did play to a packed house, in spite of a last minute change of location at APL. And I'd say it was about 45 minutes of historic stuff, and 10 modern (even the brief amount of modern was very interesting). What I'd like to know is what it would take to audit her semester's worth of this class at the Naval Academy when you're definitely not gonna qualify for enrollment!?!

I found a bunch of YouTube vidoes of baroque guitars. They're higher pitched than the modern guitar. Maybe it's just the tune, but this one almost sounds like a banjo. Very nice, though.And concerning the lyrics Grymm posted, I've been told that political satire and bawd songs were popular in Paris. Assuming I was told right (and understood right), it looks like this was an international phenomenon. Those are just lovely! Any idea if the first player has recordings available other than on YouTube? Definitely more of a period sound and tempo.

I think somewhere in Rod Colfield's notes (or perhaps another inventory), there was at least one record of more than one beverage being consumed by a patron. I'm pretty sure from my days working at a historic site that was also a tavern/inn, that multiple beverages were available, as well as food, lodging, fodder for horses, etc.(depending on the establishment). The art work bears this up, in that you can see different types of bottles and punch bowls on some tables in tavern scenes.

If you want more detail, you'll have to check out this link, as the Pub won't let me post the event announcement in it's entirety here (I've tried 3 times). Basically, free lecture on fighting Piracy, then and now, at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, Md, from 1 to 2 this Friday, November 19, 2010 http://www.jhuapl.edu/colloquium/ Click on Virginia Lunsford's name and you'll get more detail about the subject. The event is free to the public, and materials and live video of the event will be available in the colloquium archives later if you can't get there. Sorry for the short notice, I just found out about it today.