18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
A LIVING HISTORY BLOG.
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.
Sunday 31 December 2017
Memory of Cornish coast dwellers kidnapped for slavery 'culturally erased'
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Wilderness Camping & Safety. FIRE.
Any fire small or large, day or night has the potential to attract
unwanted guests, so an all night fire is going to at least double that risk. Raiders are opportunists & a fire glowing in the night or the smell of
smoke will draw them like ants to honey. Because I am a living historian, my
historical treks have to be as authentic as possible. Now even today there are
risks in camping out, but back in the 18th century those risks were far
greater, so I set myself scenarios. Some nights I have camped with no fire,
this requires knowledge of how to stay alive in winter with little bedding,
because bedding is bulky & adds weight to your pack. It also requires
knowledge regarding what foods to carry, because with no fire, you can not cook
food, so you need to carry some food that can be eaten without having to cook
it.
Other nights I do light a small fire in a fire hole. This is a scrape
in the ground to contain the fire surrounded by rocks back & sides. The
heat reflects off the rocks back into my shelter, & they help hide the fire
from prying eyes. But a small fire does not last long once I have fallen
asleep, & at some time in the night the cold will wake me & I will
stoke the fire from my supplies under cover behind my bed & from a supply
of wood at the end of my shelter. Despite the fact that I am always mindful
& therefore alert to sounds in the forest, this waking up from the cold is
for me a security measure. It is an opportunity to look & listen to the
sounds around me before I make up my mind as to whether or not I should re
light or stoke the fire.
If I had placed a large log on the fire to keep it going all night I
would probably sleep soundly, certainly I would not be waking frequently
because of the chill seeping through my bedding. This would create a security
risk, one because as I have already said, the fire would be noticeably visible
from a distance at night, & secondly because I would not be so alert. Just
something for you to think about next time you are camping out & practicing
your skills.
Keith.
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Australia
Australia
Monday 25 December 2017
17th Century Recipe Found. German Gingerbread.
Take 20 litres of honey and boil it together with 2 litres of water.
Add in cinnamon and nutmeg, a healthy amount of ginger and pepper, plus some
aniseed and coriander. Mix it all together with rye flour and water.
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Australia
Bavaria, Germany
Does this 17th-century map show an early image of Father Christmas?
Found inside a volume of John Seller’s Atlas Maritimus, the
custom-made chart dates from around 1675.
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Australia
Alaska, USA
Friday 22 December 2017
Alone Yet Not Alone. Period Movie.
The clothing for the Indians is woefully inaccurate, but if you can ignore this the movie is worth watching.
Labels:
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General Braddock,
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movies,
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settlers
Australia
North America
Tuesday 19 December 2017
17C American Women: 1629 A few problems in early New England
17C American Women: 1629 A few problems in early New England: A Short and True Description of New England by the Rev. Francis Higginson, written in 1629 Printed for Michael Sparke, London, 1630....
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New England, USA
Monday 18 December 2017
Xmas Wishes to All.
David Jacobson Selling Christmas Trees.
My wife & I do not celebrate Xmas, preferring to celebrate Winter Solstice. But I know many of you do celebrate Xmas especially when you have young children in the family. So from me to you, wherever you are, I wish you all the very best for this Xmas season & the coming new year.
Sincere regards, Keith.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my followers & visitors for sticking with me all these years. My thanks too for all the comments & the helpful information & corrections to my posts. Very much appreciated.
Keith.
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Australia
Sunday 17 December 2017
17C American Women: 1629 The Countryside in New England
17C American Women: 1629 The Countryside in New England: A Short and True Description of New England by the Rev. Francis Higginson, written in 1629 Printed for Michael Sparke, London, 1630. ...
Friday 15 December 2017
17C American Women: 1629 Song birds & "strange fowls" in New England
17C American Women: 1629 Song birds & "strange fowls" in New England: A Short and True Description of New England by the Rev. Francis Higginson, 1629 Francis Higginson (1588-1630) was an early Puritan mini...
Australian Survival and Preppers..: How to join the fight to save your way of life
Australian Survival and Preppers..: How to join the fight to save your way of life: http://www.sportingshooter.com.au/gun-law/how-to-join-the-fight-to-save-your-way-of-life-the-loose-cannon?utm_medium=email&utm_campai...
This applies to muzzle-loader gun owners too. Muzzle-loading guns as far as the government is concerned are the same as breach-loading guns, all are bundled in together. You can own an antique flintlock but are not allowed to shoot it. The government does not class ALL flintlocks as being the same! You can not own a replica flintlock pistol unless you have an "H" class license, & even then the only place you can shoot it is on a club range with club membership.
Our law makers are totally ignorant when it comes to firearms. We need to ALL pull together & fight this injustice.
Keith.
This applies to muzzle-loader gun owners too. Muzzle-loading guns as far as the government is concerned are the same as breach-loading guns, all are bundled in together. You can own an antique flintlock but are not allowed to shoot it. The government does not class ALL flintlocks as being the same! You can not own a replica flintlock pistol unless you have an "H" class license, & even then the only place you can shoot it is on a club range with club membership.
Our law makers are totally ignorant when it comes to firearms. We need to ALL pull together & fight this injustice.
Keith.
Thursday 14 December 2017
Survival Prepper Forum
I am constantly looking for a decent Australian survival forum, so far no luck. The Australian survival forums I have found so far are no better than the American ones. America is different from Australia in many ways, so the discussions on those forums are not of much use if you live in Australia or the UK. Australian forums have other problems, the forum managers & moderators are slack & do not control the forum members when they get out of line. The other factor with Australian forums is that they often look at someone's post, but do not comment. It does not take much to comment, preferably a nice comment. Fair enough if you think the post is totally pointless, just say nothing or politely point out where you think they are wrong. But to say nothing when in fact it was a good post is not very encouraging for the person who made the post.
Anyway, not commenting can be a problem on all forums, but some forums are better than others. I decided to register on two forums, one is an American forum on which I am a moderator, & the other is a UK forum on which I am a forum manager https://www.preppersforum.uk/ I find that on this UK forum we have more in common than any American one. For the most part members are friendly & the managers & moderators do a good job of keeping spammers out & controlling disagreeable people.
Anyway, if you are in Australia or America or the UK & are looking for a decent survival prepper forum, come & check this one out. Frankly I could do with a few more Aussies on this forum!
Regards, Keith.
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Wednesday 13 December 2017
17C American Women: 1629 Native Americans in early New England
17C American Women: 1629 Native Americans in early New England: A Short and True Description of New England by the Rev. Francis Higginson, written in 1629 Printed for Michael Sparke, London, 1630. F...
Monday 11 December 2017
Frenchman's Creek Movie.
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Frenchman's Creek,
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Australia
17C American Women: 1629 Food in early New England
17C American Women: 1629 Food in early New England: A Short and True Description of New England by the Rev. Francis Higginson, written in 1629 Printed for Michael Sparke, London, 1630. F...
Thursday 7 December 2017
17C American Women: 1622 Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims a...
17C American Women: 1622 Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims a...: Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth , 1622, (Part I From Landing to Thanksgiving) Edited by Caleb Johnson based...
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17th century,
Historical,
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Pilgrims,
Plymouth,
settlement,
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Australia
Plymouth, MA, USA
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Stitching Up History
Labels:
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blog,
clothing,
fabrics,
living history,
making,
sewing,
stitching,
textiles
Australia
United States
Saturday 2 December 2017
Southern Cross Free Trappers Newsletter.
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19th century,
black powder,
clubs,
competition,
groups,
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muzzleloading,
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shoots,
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Victoria
Australia
Victoria, Australia
61ST ANNUAL GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES & GATHERING OF THE CLANS 2017
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Appalachia,
highland games,
living history,
North Carolina,
Scots
Australia
North Carolina, USA
Thursday 30 November 2017
Ulrich Bretscher's Black Powder Page
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firearms,
gunpowder,
guns,
Historical,
information,
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resources
Australia
Australia
18th Century Priest Hides Message in a Wooden Statue.
I hope someone publishes a translation of these pages.
Labels:
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Historical,
living history,
message,
notes,
priest,
Spain,
Spanish,
time capsule,
wooden statue
Australia
Spain
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Flax Spinning.
Labels:
17th century,
18th century,
clothing,
colonial,
flax spinning,
linen thread,
materials
Australia
Australia
Monday 27 November 2017
Digging for Witchetty Grubs with Dorothy Napangardi
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Australia,
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survival,
witchetty grubs,
woodsmen,
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Australia
Australia
Sunday 26 November 2017
Early Frock Versus Revolutionary War Hunting Frock.
Labels:
18th century,
forum post,
frock,
hunting shirt,
living history,
revolution,
rifleman's frock
Australia
Australia
Saturday 25 November 2017
South Australian researchers use 3D technology to uncover secrets of 17th and 18th century model ships
A replica of the 17th century Dutch trading ship the Batavia.
Picture: Chris Pavlich.
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18th century,
Australia,
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living history,
model ships,
research,
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Australia
Australia
Thursday 23 November 2017
New 18th Century Living History Forum. NECLHG Group Forum. Australia.
Well this new forum seems to be a goer, we have transferred a lot of the information/posts from the old forum & we already have new members. There are several moderators on this forum to make sure you have a pleasant time learning & sharing. Although the group is based in New England NSW Australia, this forum is open to members worldwide.
You will find this forum here: http://neclhg.freeforums.net/
You will find this forum here: http://neclhg.freeforums.net/
History in my Wardrobe: Balmoral Bonnet
History in my Wardrobe: Balmoral Bonnet: Balmoral Bonnet in the Charles Wade Collection at Berrington Hall, UK. National Trust SNO 1228 Two-colour diced band in process ...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
National Museum of the American Indian. A Link.
Joseph Brant, by Gore Romney
My thanks to my friend Swampfox for supplying this link. Thanks mate.
Keith.
http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/peoplescultures.aspx
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Australia
North America
17C American Women: 1619 Virginia's 1st British American colonial Than...
17C American Women: 1619 Virginia's 1st British American colonial Than...: "First Thanksgiving" by Sidney King The First British American Colonial Thanksgiving Took Place in Virginia, not Massachu...
Monday 20 November 2017
Group Forum Moving to a New Site. Please sign up for membership.
As many of you may have realised by now our group forum was taken over by
Tapatalk, since then I have had a lot of problems, & the HELP at tapatalk
is non existent. SO, I checked with other members on this forum & we
decided to move to another site.
There are years of information on this present site which we don't want to lose if we can help it, a lot of work has gone into this site by a lot of present members. If you are still interested in this group/forum, then please go to our new forum & sign up for membership http://neclhg.freeforums.net/ . Some of you have been made Moderators on this present forum, obviously you do not have to accept & if this is the case please let me know. I will need help transferring all the posts from this forum to the new forum, but I know this will not happen overnight, & some of you may simply not have the time to spare to help.
If individuals could copy & paste their own posts to the new forum, this would be very much appreciated. If you are unable to help. then the Moderators & myself will do the best we can. Please check out the new forum, it does not look the same as this one, but I hope that we will have less problems with it.
Regards, Keith.
There are years of information on this present site which we don't want to lose if we can help it, a lot of work has gone into this site by a lot of present members. If you are still interested in this group/forum, then please go to our new forum & sign up for membership http://neclhg.freeforums.net/ . Some of you have been made Moderators on this present forum, obviously you do not have to accept & if this is the case please let me know. I will need help transferring all the posts from this forum to the new forum, but I know this will not happen overnight, & some of you may simply not have the time to spare to help.
If individuals could copy & paste their own posts to the new forum, this would be very much appreciated. If you are unable to help. then the Moderators & myself will do the best we can. Please check out the new forum, it does not look the same as this one, but I hope that we will have less problems with it.
Regards, Keith.
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information,
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New England Colonial living History Group 1680-1760,
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topics,
woodsmen,
woodswomen
Australia
Australia
Sunday 19 November 2017
Gunpowder, The Movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgZmFyJdloQ
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films,
gunpowder,
period drama,
period movies
Australia
Australia
Thursday 16 November 2017
History in my Wardrobe: Australian Cabbage Tree Hat
History in my Wardrobe: Australian Cabbage Tree Hat: Last weekend the Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy in Canberra hosted a Cabbage Tree Hat workshop with Sue and Don Brian. Sue and Don...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Monday 13 November 2017
Saturday 11 November 2017
The Modern Reenactor: If you would not be forgotten...
The Modern Reenactor: If you would not be forgotten...: Following Benjamin Franklin's advice, I thought I'd write something that might be worth the reading. In his Poor Richard's Alman...
Tuesday 7 November 2017
Southern Cross Free Trappers Latest Newsletter.
Detail from Millmerran 2017 pencil drawing by Charlie Timma.
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Australia,
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southern cross free trappers,
target shooting,
Traders,
turkey shoot,
Victoria,
woodsmen
Australia
Victoria, Australia
Thursday 2 November 2017
Wednesday 1 November 2017
17C American Women: New England's 1656 Witch Trial
17C American Women: New England's 1656 Witch Trial: History of Witches and Wizards, 1720 Trials for witchcraft in New England did not begin in 1692. In The Salem Witch Trials: a Reference...
Monday 30 October 2017
The Whetting Stone.
18th century whetstones Nottingham University Museum Photo Robin Aldworth.
The Whetting Stone.
Whet means sharp, so by definition if a blade has been sharpened,
it has been whetted. If you are sharpening a blade, then you are whetting that
blade.
Keith.
“The language surrounding so called oilstones is very misleading.
First off, there’s no such thing as an “oilstone.” Long ago, these abrasive
stones were simply called whetstones. “Whetting” was the period word for
“sharpening” and it had nothing to do with applying liquid to a rock”. https://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/what-is-an-oilstone-2
whet
whet
(wĕt, hwĕt)
tr.v. whet·ted, whet·ting, whets
1. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
2. To make more keen; stimulate: The frying bacon whetted my appetite.
n.
Something that whets the appetite or desire.
[Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan.]
18th century whetting and polishing machine.
Australia
Australia
Re-enactment group brings 18th century Scottish highlands to Colchester County
Anyone interested in learning more about Gallus Gael
can contact James Finnie at jacobitejames@hotmail.com
Saturday 28 October 2017
Flintlock Hunting Sword.
German hunting sword with flintlock pistol, 18th century but no information on which part of the 18th century.
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Australia
Australia
More on Period Pencils. C.1717
Pencil from the merchant vessel Princess Carolina (1717).
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Tuesday 24 October 2017
17C American Women: Puritan Laws on Witches - The Life of Accused Mass...
17C American Women: Puritan Laws on Witches - The Life of Accused Mass...: Rebecca Nurse, "Oh Lord, help me! It is false. I am clear. For my life now lies in Your Hands..." Rebecca Nurse (1621-1692), v...
Sunday 22 October 2017
Wednesday 18 October 2017
SALT PORK, SHIP’S BISCUIT, AND BURGOO: SEA PROVISIONS FOR COMMON SAILORS AND PIRATES, PART 1
A painting of a typical East Indiaman from the 17th century by Isaac
Sailmaker, c.1685.
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foods,
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living history,
supplies,
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Australia
Australia
Friday 13 October 2017
Sunday 1 October 2017
British Museum Shot Pouch. Undated!
Museum number
Am1991,09.4
Full: Front
Rectangular flat pouch or bag, with strap, fingerwoven of wool. The
flat bag is constructed from one or two pieces of red wool plaited cloth, with
a central resist [undyed] paler horizontal stripe across the front. The vertical
edges include black wool.
Rectangular flat pouch or bag, with strap, fingerwoven of wool. The
flat bag is constructed from one or two pieces of red wool plaited cloth, with
a central resist [undyed] paler horizontal stripe across the front. The
vertical edges include black wool, with a line of opaque white beads and
stitching in a brown vegetal thread. The bottom seam also includes stitching in
a brown vegetal thread, with a line of quill wrapped wool fringing, each ending
in a red hair filled metal comb, the colour of the quills being alternating
black and white bands. The front of the bag is further decorated, just above
the resist dyed strip, with a further fringe similar to that at the bottom.
Woven into the front of the bag is a geometric design in irregular opaque white
beads: two vertical lines of chevrons, with a double zig zag line up the centre
and single zig-zag lines up both vertical edges. The points of the chevrons
face downwards. The back and less faded side of the bag is decorated with a
double row, vertical, each of butterfly-like geometric designs, each row being
3 high; the vertical seams each have rows of five small diamonds. All the
patterns are in the same opaque white glass beads. The top of the bag is edged
with green tape, enclosed in lines of white beads, back and front. The bag is
lined with a coarse reddish manufactured cloth. // The strap is also plaited,
in two greenish colours, that at the edge being slightly yellower than the
reddish green colour of the body of the strap. The strap is attached by sewing with
the brown vegetable thread at the two top corners of the pouch opening. The strap
finishes on both sides with a plaited wool fringe, on the left [from the front]
with six plaits, and on the right with five plaits. Woven into these plaits or
braids are white beads, incorporating slightly darker green wool. The main body
of the strap incorporates in the weaving a diamond pattern of white beads, with
along the slightly contrasting colour edges, rows of white beads, at the
absolute edge and at the boundary between the two colours. Repairs to the
beadwork seem to have been carried out with this darker green wool.
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Saturday 30 September 2017
Historically Speaking Blog
QOLVR member Aaron
carrying all he needed for four days at Fort Ticonderoga.
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Historical Re-enactment,
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my military history research interests Blog.
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military,
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Australia
Wednesday 20 September 2017
The Flintlock Fusil.
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Australia
Help Dave get his guns back
David Dunstan is a farmer from the NSW town of
Bungowannah.
At 3:30am on Thursday 14th September, a man armed with a knife and piece of wood knocked on his back door.
David grabbed his unloaded 22 rifle to confront him - aware that the man had earlier confronted one if his neighbours who scared him off with a hockey stick. Dave managed to convince the man to sit in his car and drive him to the police station, while his wife called the police.
The police met David halfway down his driveway and placed his unwelcome guest under arrest.
The problem is, the police paid David another visit later in the morning to take his guns off him!
We've been working with David to try and see what can be done. So we're starting this campaign to help him hire a lawyer who specialises in NSW firearms legislation to get his guns back.
We'd like to go further - we reckon he should be compensated for the loss of his firearms, not for his benefit, but to make a stand against this type of treatment by NSW Police.
So please help our campaign to help David get the legal representation he needs - and score a win on behalf of all shooters.
At 3:30am on Thursday 14th September, a man armed with a knife and piece of wood knocked on his back door.
David grabbed his unloaded 22 rifle to confront him - aware that the man had earlier confronted one if his neighbours who scared him off with a hockey stick. Dave managed to convince the man to sit in his car and drive him to the police station, while his wife called the police.
The police met David halfway down his driveway and placed his unwelcome guest under arrest.
The problem is, the police paid David another visit later in the morning to take his guns off him!
We've been working with David to try and see what can be done. So we're starting this campaign to help him hire a lawyer who specialises in NSW firearms legislation to get his guns back.
We'd like to go further - we reckon he should be compensated for the loss of his firearms, not for his benefit, but to make a stand against this type of treatment by NSW Police.
So please help our campaign to help David get the legal representation he needs - and score a win on behalf of all shooters.
Help spread the word!
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protection,
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self defence
Australia
New South Wales, Australia
Monday 18 September 2017
Saturday 16 September 2017
The Modern Reenactor: If you would not be forgotten...
The Modern Reenactor: If you would not be forgotten...: Following Benjamin Franklin's advice, I thought I'd write something that might be worth the reading. In his Poor Richard's Alman...
Australia
Australia
Monday 11 September 2017
Native Americans and the use of Brass Kettles©
Labels:
18th century,
brass,
cooking,
equipment,
kettles,
living history,
woodland Indian,
woodsrunners
Australia
North America
Sunday 10 September 2017
Friday 8 September 2017
Casting of birdshot and fowling lead balls. Diderot.
Plate I: Casting of Birdshot, Water Casting
Plate II: Casting of Birdshot, Water Casting
Plate III: Casting of Birdshot, Mold Casting
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=did;cc=did;rgn=main;view=text;idno=did2222.0001.496
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casting,
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guns,
Hunting,
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primitive skills,
round ball,
tools
Australia
France
Thursday 7 September 2017
Diderot Search for 18th century items & Trades.
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France
Technological Adaptation on the Frontier: An Examination of Blacksmithing at Fort Michilimackinac, 1715-1781
Author's 18th century fire steel.
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