Pre 1900 Tam's

[super8mm]

What were the pre 1900's Tam how were they made and from what material?

[figheadair]

What were the pre 1900's Tam how were they made and from what material?

Do you mean pre-1900 military Tom O'Shanters, or civilian ones, or are you thinking of Balmoral bonnets, or Kilmarnock bonnets?

[super8mm]

Do you mean pre-1900 military Tom O'Shanters, or civilian ones, or are you thinking of Balmoral bonnets, or Kilmarnock bonnets?

More along the lines of what a civilian might have worn in the 1700's to 1800's. I have read on here where they might have been 11-12" in size. Something that might have been worn with a Great Kilt - Feileadh Mor - Belted Plaid

[figheadair]

More along the lines of what a civilian might have worn in the 1700's to 1800's. I have read on here where they might have been 11-12" in size. Something that might have been worn with a Great Kilt - Feileadh Mor - Belted Plaid

http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/reco...-100-002-860-C

[jhockin]

So: 340mm = 13.3 inches

[super8mm]

http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/reco...-100-002-860-C

Thanks, very interesting. So it would have been knitted with wool yarn and then felted?

[figheadair]

Thanks, very interesting. So it would have been knitted with wool yarn and then felted?

Correct, not cut from cloth as modern ones are.

[Pleater]

I just measured some of mine - I have a pile of about half a dozen on the dresser.
They are done in crochet made to my grandmother's method, and she could just remember Queen Victoria.
The slightly domed ones are 32 cm across and the flatter ones 35 cm. (12 and 1/2 to 14 inches) They would have been a bit larger when newly made.
I suspect that she made them for one of her relatives who was a milliner, particularly during the great war when hats were still de rigeur for women and usually worn by boys and girls, but things were in short supply.

Anne the Pleater

[stickman]

Seems like the time I was in the UK 1938 to 1947 and again 1949 to 1953 every thing was in short supply. I think rationing finally ended around that time

[Pleater]

Seems like the time I was in the UK 1938 to 1947 and again 1949 to 1953 every thing was in short supply. I think rationing finally ended around that time

Things came off the ration bit by bit.
When I was born in 1951 I had my own ration book but my mother was glad that I liked liver, which was easier to get hold of and cheaper - some people don't realise that things still had to be paid for even if someone had enough stamps to get it.

Anne the Pleater