HUDSON BAY 6 POINT BLANKET 100 Wool Vintage 90x96 Inches Made In England
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:26192691 | Featured Refinements: Vintage Wool Blanket |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom | Handmade: Yes |
| Brand: Hudson's Bay | Modified Item: No |
A RARE find!! A vintage red, green, yellow & blue Hudson Bay Blanket in amazing condition.Measurements are approximately 90" x 96"
We might not think that a common, household object like a blanket could have an impact on history, but that has happened with the iconic Hudson’s Bay point blankets. The Hudson’s Bay Company, or HBC, first began producing and selling their point blanket in 1779 in posts around Canada and very quickly, the durable, distinctive wo...ol blankets became popular among the settlers and indigenous tribes of Canada. For the white Europeans, the Hudson’s Bay point blankets represented the fur trade and pioneering settlements of the vast Canadian wilderness. The point system was developed and the points woven into the blankets to designate how many beaver pelts were a good trade for a blanket. One point for each pelt originally.
We might not think that a common, household object like a blanket could have an impact on history, but that has happened with the iconic Hudson’s Bay point blankets. The Hudson’s Bay Company, or HBC, first began producing and selling their point blanket in 1779 in posts around Canada and very quickly, the durable, distinctive wo...ol blankets became popular among the settlers and indigenous tribes of Canada. For the white Europeans, the Hudson’s Bay point blankets represented the fur trade and pioneering settlements of the vast Canadian wilderness. The point system was developed and the points woven into the blankets to designate how many beaver pelts were a good trade for a blanket. One point for each pelt originally.
