Colonial Pemaquid: Outpost On The 17th Century Maine Frontier (also a thatching demo).

Kitchen - History of the Home [1/4]

Bathroom - History of the Home [2/4]

Interestingly enough, I still remember some of these items in our 18th century family home, and also in my Grandparents home in South Wales. Wash bowls were accompanied by water jugs in each bedroom. We even had a closed stool with a fancy embroidered top to the lid. 
When I moved to Australia and got married we lived a similar sort of lifestyle, though we did wash every day!  With no water on tap, water had to be carried in and was heated in large kettles over the open fire, suspended on chains and hooks hanging from an old buggy axle. The toilet was an ash can in an outhouse. Our three boys were bathed in a tin bath in front of the fire just as I was when I was a child. The outhouse was also equipped with a wash bowl and water jug. We lived this 18th century lifestyle for about 20 years.
Keith.

Fimbulmyrk: Historical swords and cutlery in the Klingenmuseum...

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The Sealed Knot and The 30 Years War. Promotional Video. Short.

Canoe Construction-Australian National Maritime Museum.

http://anmm.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/bark-canoe-building-at-bents-basin-a-npws-sydney-aboriginal-community-cultural-gathering/

Bark Canoe building at Bents Basin –a NPWS Sydney Aboriginal Community Cultural Gathering

The Old Foodie: To Make a Pye to Keep Long.

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The Oilcloth & The Blanket, Questions Answered. Video.

"This morning an account was bro't to town, that a large army of French

and Indians were seen at a small distance from the German flats, but few

here believe it. Sir William Johnson is still in readiness, with 1500 of

the militia. Every man in the French army that came against Fort William

Henry, was equipped in the following manner, viz. With two pair of

Indian shoes, 2 pair of stockings, 1 pair of spatterdashes, 1 pair of

breeches, 2 jackets, 1 large over-coat, 2 shirts, 2 caps, 1 hat, 1 pair

of mittens, 1 tomahawk, 2 pocket-knives, 1 scalping knife, 1 steel and

flint, every two men an ax, and every four a kettle and oilcloth for a

tent, with one blanket and a bearskin, and 12 days provision of pork and

bread; all which they drew on little hand-sleighs."

 Extract of a letter from Albany, dated April 2, 1757 printed in the

Boston Gazette, April 18, 1757.}

An Embroidered Cap from The 1642 Tailor.

More info here: http://the1642tailor.com/2014/05/21/an-embroidered-cap/

The Old Foodie: The Right Management of Oatmeal.

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The Old Foodie: A Tax Upon Your Fireplace.

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School of the Renaissance Artisan: Continuing on with Costrels, Cordwaining, and 6th ...

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COLONIAL AMERICAN DIGRESSIONS: FRENCH ENCIRCLEMENT OF THE ENGLISH NORTH AMERICAN...

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1620 Man's Bottle Green Knit Silk Long Purse

More information and images here:
http://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/1620-mans-bottle-green-knit-silk-long.html

Chasing the Deer - 1995 - Full movie about Jacobite rising 1745

War of the American Indians : Documentary.

The Old Foodie: Serving up Sage.

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Possible discovery of Columbus’s flag ship SANTA MARIA (1492)

1892 replica of Santa Maria photographed in 1904 possibly by Edward H Hart.

Source: United States Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons

http://anmm.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/columbus-flag-ship-santa-maria/

The Old Foodie: A Bill of Fare for May, in 1737.

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More on Travel in the 18th Century.

http://clermontstatehistoricsite.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/getting-around-travel-in-18th-century.html

Project Gutenberg's Stage-coach and Tavern Days, by Alice Morse Earle

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37272/37272-h/37272-h.htm#Page_251

The Old Foodie: A Cheap, Fresh, and Lasting Victual for Seamen.

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17th Century Clothing Image.

English. 1625-1635. Wool, trimmed with silk and lined with linen.

Slops Breeches 1600-1700 Museum of London.

Slops Breeches 17th century-18th century.

http://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/Online/object.aspx?objectID=object-83032&rows=1&start=0

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Seaman's Slops. Museum Of London.

According to the museum of London this style of clothing was worn by seamen from the 16th century (1500s) into the 18th century (1700s).

Front

Back.

Notice the pattern on the main body of the frock. This is apparently made from Lindsey Wolsey, a mix of linen & wool.

http://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/Online/object.aspx?objectID=object-83031&rows=1&start=2&sort=summaryTitle%20asc;

Hunting Swords, Scabbards and Frogs.

Early 1800s German Hunting Sword.
http://www.antiqueswordsonline.com/german-c-1800-hunting-sword;

More On Sword Frogs.

http://www.agmohio.com/LRfrogs.htm

Making A Simple Leather Sword Scabbard Frog. Short Video.

No special tools used during this construction. I made my own awl, and I cut the leather with my clasp knife. I used a fire log to place the leather on to make the holes. It took me about an hour to make.