C. 1911 - 1913 J. Capps & Sons Indian Trade Blanket Shoshone Pattern VGC,
Item History & Price
Offered is an Indian Trade Blanket manufactured by J. Capps & Sons in the highly sought after Shoshone pattern which appeared in the 1911 & 1913 catalogs, the only two years that are known that Capps put out catalogs.* It's interesting to note that Pendleton Woolen Mills recently produced blankets commemorating the other woolen mills as a tribute to their once competitors lineup of blankets. They only made a select number of blankets from various manufacturers of Indian Trade b...lankets of the woolen mills. J. Capps and Sons produced only 25 patterns of Indian design from 1892 -1917.* Of those 25 patterns, Pendleton chose 7 blankets to reproduce and the Shoshone was one of them. It has since been retired and is no longer available through Pendleton. The Shoshone was and still is a favorite blanket among collectors. The blanket is the standard size for a Capps measuring 60" x 72".** The blanket has an issue that is not found in the field of the blanket but in the felt binding which surrounds the blanket. It appears that bites were taken out of the binding in areas along the binding particularly on one side. Not at all uncommon for a blanket of this age and I saw one blanket that I know of in Still Chasing Rainbows* with the binding in relatively the same condition. 3 of 4 corners have loose binding. The field has 3-4 small moth nibbles that didn't go thru the blanket and a small area of discoloration is present in one of the stripes at one end. Really no damage in the field to speak of, this blanket is ready to be enjoyed. This blanket is beautiful and in likewise beautiful condition overall being VGC+ and especially considering its age of 110 years old! Winning USA bidder pays $00.00 shipping including insurance. eBay's Global Shipping Program is available.
*Barry Friedman, Chasing Rainbows and Still Chasing Rainbows
** Robert W. Kapoun, Language of the Robe
*Barry Friedman, Chasing Rainbows and Still Chasing Rainbows
** Robert W. Kapoun, Language of the Robe
