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    Agreed! I'll have to try to locate a HBC store the next time I'm in the Burlington area. Which will be in September at the latest.
    Bruce K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BruceK View Post
    Agreed! I'll have to try to locate a HBC store the next time I'm in the Burlington area. Which will be in September at the latest.
    Let us know perhaps we can make that kilt night happen this time. Oh and the Guiness shirt looks great with your new kilt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BruceK View Post
    Agreed! I'll have to try to locate a HBC store the next time I'm in the Burlington area. Which will be in September at the latest.
    We have two in Burlington but alas they don't seem to sell blanket coats anymore. One has to search ebay or the like. Although the picture I supplied is from a trading post in Wyoming!

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    Thanks Bruce,

    That is one sharp looking tartan. I remember the original discussion. Its on my wish list officially now...crowded, but still a wish list.

    You wear it well too.

    Ron
    Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
    Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
    "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."

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    That is one EXCELLENT kilt!! I love the colors!

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    ??? is the HBC tartan "Historical ??

    Puffer

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    If by historical you mean, is this Tartan really, really old, no, it is not. The Tartan was designed and woven by our own Gordon Kirkbright of Fraser & Kirkbright in Vancouver. (Gordon is also the weaver of our X Marks the Scot Tartan.)
    The Tartan was commissioned by "The Bay" in 2002. Until I discovered it the Tartan was only available to authorized vendors of "The Bay" and was not available to the public.
    Steve Ashton
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    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    puffer is offline Membership Revoked for repeated rule violations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
    If by historical you mean, is this Tartan really, really old, no, it is not. The Tartan was designed and woven by our own Gordon Kirkbright of Fraser & Kirkbright in Vancouver. (Gordon is also the weaver of our X Marks the Scot Tartan.)
    The Tartan was commissioned by "The Bay" in 2002. Until I discovered it the Tartan was only available to authorized vendors of "The Bay" and was not available to the public.
    Thank you. The reason for my interest, is that I "portray" a NWC/HBC employee in the PNW (1820s) & do historical research in this area.

    I am corrently saving my pennies to purchace another kilt & I have been looking @ the "HBC' remment" # 3628., to wear on"casual occations.
    My current "Black Douglas" tartan was made for me by Patrick @ North Channel Kilts in Seattle. This is a copy of a 1820s pattern ( high waisted & rolled pleats etc.)

    Puffer

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    Well, it's a great tartan and I hope that the appropriate parties can agree to put it back into production and make it available.

    If nothing else, that would be a small thing that the Bay people could do to get a little free advertising and buy themselves a whole heap of good will from the kilties of the world.

    Best

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    here is a pic of one of my HBC "blanket coats"


    and here is a hunting companion in "a HBC grey" capote sorry fo the bad pc but was VERY cold & my lens "fogged up

    Puffer
    Last edited by puffer; 29th December 07 at 02:24 PM.

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