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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 136157, member: 45"]It sounds like Pendleton has hired someone new to handle their email responses. Of course they have records of their labels! Their designs and production lines are carefully and thoroughly documented. Maybe the person just didn't want to take the time to help. Not an excuse, though, and such actions generally are not tolerated by a reputable company like Pendleton.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any event, Barry Friedman's book, <u>Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets</u> is the definitive reference, and will answer most questions one may have on the topic. Here is also his web page that has examples of the labels and dates: <a href="http://barryfriedmanblankets.com/wool-trade-blankets/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://barryfriedmanblankets.com/wool-trade-blankets/" rel="nofollow">http://barryfriedmanblankets.com/wool-trade-blankets/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Tyeldom3 is right, this label was used from 1930-1972, and is the one that causes the most problems, since dating can't always be precise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 136157, member: 45"]It sounds like Pendleton has hired someone new to handle their email responses. Of course they have records of their labels! Their designs and production lines are carefully and thoroughly documented. Maybe the person just didn't want to take the time to help. Not an excuse, though, and such actions generally are not tolerated by a reputable company like Pendleton. In any event, Barry Friedman's book, [U]Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets[/U] is the definitive reference, and will answer most questions one may have on the topic. Here is also his web page that has examples of the labels and dates: [URL]http://barryfriedmanblankets.com/wool-trade-blankets/[/URL] Tyeldom3 is right, this label was used from 1930-1972, and is the one that causes the most problems, since dating can't always be precise.[/QUOTE]
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