interesting Victorian hose

[creagdhubh]

For some reason my "Ayes" aren't working, so....'Aye'.

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Nathan

Hahaha! I noticed that too. I keep seeing this wee, black triangle with an exclamation point in it. Are we going back to "plus one's"

[artificer]

Hahaha! I noticed that too. I keep seeing this wee, black triangle with an exclamation point in it. Are we going back to "plus one's"

you only get 5 "ayes" per day. Once you use them up all you see is the "report thread" button.

ith:

[Nathan]

you only get 5 "ayes" per day. Once you use them up all you see is the "report thread" button.

ith:

I'm not sure what time zone the "Ayes" refresh in because I haven't used 5 today.

[Jock Scot]

I agree that it is probably just a regular length cane, or possibly a market stick. Perhaps the stick is simply a prop used for the photo. Hmmm....I guess we will never know.

That stick is a prop as it is too short even as a "regular" walking stick, for the person holding it. Although, if you look at the bottom two or three inches it has seen a fair bit of use as the bark gets worn away with regular use, particularly in rough ground.

[creagdhubh]

you only get 5 "ayes" per day. Once you use them up all you see is the "report thread" button.

ith:

Dang it!

[piperdbh]

If the hose had shrunk as much as they appear to have shrunk, then they must have been knitted for 25 or 30-inch calves, to have shrunk down to fit this chap so well. Or, they were his grandfather's hose, and his grandfather was a wee little man. Like Zacchaeus.
My guess is they were knitted the size you see in the picture. My other guess is that the knitter used a marled yarn, in which two different colors (here light and dark) are plied together, and the black rakers were knitted in as the sock was made, or else embroidered on (called "duplicate stitch") after the sock was finished.

[OC Richard]

It wasn't the magnificent deerhead motif hose in The Highlanders of Scotland I was thinking of, but rather these hose



Sorry in this small image the hose can't clearly be seen, and look like tartan hose, but in the fullsize image in the book the hose are clearly plain solid grey crisscrossed with fine lines, red and royal blue.

Similar hose show up from time to time in vintage photos.

[MacGumerait]

Hahaha! I noticed that too. I keep seeing this wee, black triangle with an exclamation point in it. Are we going back to "plus one's"

Kyle , perhaps this is an example where " old school " wins out . The " Ayes " have limitations , but the traditional " Kyle plus ones " keep going and going ! + 1 , + 1 , + 1 , + 1 , + 1 , + 1 , there you go , that's more than five .

Cheers , Mike

[Spartan Tartan]

I think the "aye" was limited so that we can use the feature , yet not to the exclusion of other contributions.