Early's of Witney 100% Wool Blanket 4 Point SF836

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Click to get auction templates at Early's of Witney 100% Wool Blanket 4 Point SF836 Up for auction is this vintage Early's of Witney 4 point wool blanket. It measures 81 X 63. The blanket is in excellent condition. The only issue I could find with it is a few fuzz balls. Following is a brief history of the Early's Witney blankets. The photographs included in the body of the discription are not of the actual blanket that I am selling but just examples. The pictures shown above are of the actual blanket that I am selling. Point blankets and North America Point blankets are perhaps the Witney industry's most famous product. They were traded mainly with North America, w they came to have a cultural significance far beyond that of mere bed coverings. The origins of points Three and a half point blanket showing detail of the points. Point blankets were so called because they had several short lines known as 'points' sewn or woven into one edge near a corner; the number of points on a blanket was intended to indicate its size and tfore its value [1]. The blankets were always made from wool and had one or more 'headings', or bands of colour, at either end but were produced in a great variety of colours and patterns over the years. Three and a half point Witney blanket made by Early's. Points were first used on blankets made for read more