Actually, pockets didn't come into existance until the late 1700's. :)
Linda
Calling Clothing Historians
Mar 26, 2005
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Is this by any chance the same Bronwyn who's from Lancaster PA and is in the SCA?
Linda
No pockets, no scissors --- sure makes you glad to be born now, doesn't it? I'm just curious what it'll be like in another 50 or 100 years.
knives.
A whole lotta years ago, I got some obsidian blades in Mexico. Just picked them up off the ground, actually. They were also sharp. The long edges were flaked leaving a very sharp edge.
Patch or in-seam pockets were relatively late developments. Prior to that pockets were separate items, like small bags, that fastened to the belt or girdle. There was also a collection of chains or strings called a 'chatelaine' from which items such as scissors could be suspended.
LOL Not as dark as once thought.........
G'day Linda
No........sorry not the same one.
Br> Is this by any chance the same Bronwyn who's from Lancaster PA and is in the > SCA?
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