What colours have the blankets been made in?
Point blankets were traditionally made in plain red, white, green or blue fields with single bars of deep indigo near each end. In the fur trade era white was by far the most common colour, with bars in indigo, red, or blue. The multistripe pattern was introduced in 1798 and became very popular – so much so that it is sometimes known as “traditional”.The “Pastel Tones” – in sky blue, violet, reseda (green), gold and rose – were introduced in 1929. Designed to fit in with more modern dcor they were tone-on-tone and featured bars and points in a deeper shade. These were joined by the mid 1930s by the “Imperial Tones” – Coronation Blue (Royal blue with red bars and points), Harvest Gold (with indigo) and Highland Heather (Royal purple with off white) – and the “Deep Tones”, which included Coraline (vermilion red), Pine Green, Cranberry and Caramel. Hbc has an image in our photo collection of the Saskatoon store in 1939 and there are about 20 -25 different colours offered.
Point blankets were traditionally made in plain red, white, green or blue fields with single bars of deep indigo near each end. In the fur trade era white was by far the most common colour, with bars in indigo, red, or blue. The multistripe pattern was introduced in 1798 and became very popular – so much so that it is sometimes known as “traditional”. The “Pastel Tones” – in sky blue, violet, reseda (green), gold and rose – were introduced in 1929. Designed to fit in with more modern dcor they were tone-on-tone and featured bars and points in a deeper shade. These were joined by the mid 1930s by the “Imperial Tones” – Coronation Blue (Royal blue with red bars and points), Harvest Gold (with indigo) and Highland Heather (Royal purple with off white) – and the “Deep Tones”, which included Coraline (vermilion red), Pine Green, Cranberry and Caramel. Hbc has an image in our photo collection of the Saskatoon store in 1939 and there are about 20 -25 different colours offered. Most of these c
