tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230503213872645559.post2470291081254197450..comments2024-02-05T15:53:38.812+00:00Comments on Orkney Archive - get dusty: Billy Manson's Sea ChestArchiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793448625030209827noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230503213872645559.post-50931984562199893682023-07-16T12:21:37.081+01:002023-07-16T12:21:37.081+01:00Very much a sideline for me but worthy of perhaps ...Very much a sideline for me but worthy of perhaps further study as my first interest is as part of a shipwreck investigation project for Beachy Head in Sussex, which is where the Georgia Packet was lost on October 10 1780. Much more to discover I feel... Thank you for this posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230503213872645559.post-43457739687750750122018-07-12T15:43:18.864+01:002018-07-12T15:43:18.864+01:00This was a particularly interesting post. Learning...This was a particularly interesting post. Learning about old names for various fabrics and clothing is one of my side hobbies (meaning I indulge in it when opportunity presents, rather than trying to actively engage in the hobby). Thanks for the post, and the comment. <br /><br />Sue.GenKnithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968867557397120634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230503213872645559.post-74241620284796411662018-06-22T16:46:07.775+01:002018-06-22T16:46:07.775+01:00Thank you Buzz! Most interesting indeed.Thank you Buzz! Most interesting indeed.Archiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793448625030209827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230503213872645559.post-89345166776633646272018-06-15T16:14:45.311+01:002018-06-15T16:14:45.311+01:00A great coat is a long, outer coat, to be worn ove...A great coat is a long, outer coat, to be worn over the regular coat, in cold weather. The wool drawers were, essentially, "thermal underwear", for cold weather. drawers were not commonly everyday wear, as the long tails of the shirts served as the usual barrier between body and outer clothing. The canvas frocks were more likely mid-thigh length, providing more protection for the clothing underneath. The word "frock" described any number of garments, almost always pull-overs, so the fabric is the clue on function and length. The early-19th-century knitted-wool Guernsey Frocks would have been waist-length.Buzz Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241162846089700061noreply@blogger.com