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  • Preservation Parcels

    Providing authentic, handmade articles of the comforts of home for the preservation and presentation of history – sleeping caps, comfort kits, patriotic housewives, and more later

    25% of all proceeds will be donated to preservation
    10% discount for active and retired modern military and law enforcement personnel

    100% of the proceeds from the first sleeping cap sold will go to ACPP, and 25% of everything thereafter will go to a designated site of the month. For August, it's Morris Island, and for September, it's Franklin via ACPP and SFBT.


    Wool and woven cotton sleeping cap with hand made and braided wool tassel $45 ppd ($11.25 to preservation)
    Fold up the edge up for chilly nights around the fire, and unfold and pull down over your face for comfortable sleeping when the air is so cold that it hurts to breathe. 10 available

    • Black/brown herringbone and beige/black check with beige 100% Merino wool tassel size 22½”–24” (extra warm) donated
    • Black/brown herringbone and tan/black check with sheeps wool tan tassel size 24”-25½” (extra warm)
    • Brown/cream w/rust flecks and brown woven with sheeps wool tan tassel size 22”-23½”
    • Brown/grey/beige and burgundy/blue/green/beige plaid with beige 100% Merino wool tassel
    1. size 22½”–24” reserved
    2. size 24”-25½”
    • Gray-blue herringbone and gray/blue check with sheeps wool gray tassel
    1. size 22½”–24” reserved
    2. size 23”–24½” reserved
    • Gray herringbone and burgundy/gray plaid with burgundy wool tassel size 22½”–24” reserved
    • Green and ivory/green check with ivory wool tassel size 22”-23½” reserved
    • Navy/blue and blue/navy plaid with blue wool tassel size 22½”–24” (light weight wool)

    Comfort and Necessary Kit $50 ppd ($12.50 to preservation)
    7 available:
    3 brown kits 3 reserved
    3 burgundy kits 3 reserved
    1 green kit reserved
    Fabrics will vary, and each journal is unique. Please e-mail for a specific, detailed photo.


    • Embroidered needle book tied with silk ribbon
    FHW wool
    silk and cotton embroidery
    original bone and paper backed tin buttons
    needles already threaded with waxed thread
    • Pasteboard thread winder with thread drawn through beeswax
    FHW logwood dyed cotton
    FHW natural linen
    non-mercerized black cotton
    • 2 hanks of hemp twine in two thicknesses (handyman’s friend of the 1800’s)

    • Lye and tallow soap in handsewn cloth bag, double wrapped in
    authentic waxed paper made with real beeswax (you can still smell the honey)
    Boston Indexical Soap Company label (Boston Indexical Soap Company was one of two commercial soap manufacturers that were in operation during the War listed in a book owned by Bob Sullivan)
    Wrapper is closed with beeswax. To reseal, press closed.
    To treat poison ivy, make a stiff lather and let it dry on affected skin.

    • Unbleached Muslin “necessary cloths” pre-washed for softness and snipped at the middle edge to divide easily

    • Cornstarch bag (one handsewn bag inside a second one to prevent spillage)
    Cornstarch has long been used as powder to prevent chafing and absorb sweat. Simply pat the inner bag of cornstarch against your skin and feel relief from chafing. The cornstarch will be dispensed through the pores of the muslin. Keep tightly drawn, fold over the top and store in the second handsewn bag. Refillable.

    • Handsewn bag for easily locating keys, or for concealing modern medical necessities

    • Handsewn toothbrush bag for protecting toothbrush from most of what is in the field

    • Handsewn extra bag for storing rations, CDV’s, or anything you’d like

    • Flour sack towel – prewashed for softness (only item that is machine stitched)

    • Lump of beeswax wrapped in cotton cloth for easing chapped lips (warm slightly) and waxing thread

    • Journal – 4 1/4 ” x 5 1/2”, marbleized and shellacked cover, 25% cotton rag paper pages that are hand stitched with FHW linen thread for individual removal

    • Penknife sharpened cedar pencil

    • Strike anywhere matches wrapped in beeswaxed paper

    Confederate Housewife $75 ppd ($18.75 to preservation)
    Patterned after the Confederate housewife on page 213 EOG with silk embroidered Second National, Bonnie Blue, and First National flags. The removable needle case has a hidden pocket that may be stocked with all the necessary items, and used for long marches where every inch and ounce matter. 1 available reserved

    Materials
    wool (FHW and red flannel that was intended for a young lady's petticoat)
    cotton
    silk
    canvas
    silk thread (for all embroidery)
    100% non-mercerized cotton thread (for all sewing)
    cotton twill tape binding and ties
    Stocked with
    lump of raw beeswax wrapped in cotton
    hank of hemp cord
    glass, antique bone, and paper-backed tin buttons
    threaded needles
    pasteboard thread winder with all thread drawn through beeswax - FHW logwood dyed cotton, FHW natural linen, non-mercerized black cotton
    patch fabric - FHW jean, FHW fatigue blouse wool, Osnaburg

    All items are ready to be shipped. If there’s something you’d like, please PM or e-mail at PreservationParcels@hotmail.com to reserve. Money orders or personal checks gladly accepted, but checks will be held until they clear before shipment.

    stitch by stitch, acre by acre
    Last edited by KathyBradford; 08-25-2004, 04:51 PM.

  • #2
    Re: Preservation Parcels

    • Black/brown herringbone and beige/black check with beige 100% Merino wool tassel size 22½”–24” (extra warm)

    Sent you an email and also a PM on this item
    Last edited by DixieLand1859; 08-24-2004, 08:55 PM.
    Dan Foster

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    • #3
      Re: Preservation Parcels

      Thank you, Kathy, for your continued support of the ACPP and preservation.
      Mike "Dusty" Chapman

      Member: CWT, CVBT, NTHP, MOC, KBA, Stonewall Jackson House, Mosby Heritage Foundation

      "I would have posted this on the preservation folder, but nobody reads that!" - Christopher Daley

      The AC was not started with the beginner in mind. - Jim Kindred

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      • #4
        Re: Preservation Parcels

        The first sleeping cap has been purchased and the donation sent to ACPP.
        Thank you, Daniel!

        Thank you, too, Dusty. Your post yesterday underscored the urgency of doing something, anything, as quickly as possible.
        "The bulldozers moved in today to start the new housing development"

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        • #5
          Re: Preservation Parcels

          I received a package of goods from Kathy today and I have to say, "these ain't haversack stuffers folks". Just kidding, these are quality goods we can really use out there in the field. I have printed out your post Kathy and will take it with me to the meeting I told you about....in the meantime, I think your products will sell very fast and the money you are sending to preservation is great...if I could hold up the sleeping cap you sent me to show here...they would sell in 2 minutes...so people, buy from Kathy here, you will not be dissapointed.
          John Barr
          2nd Delaware

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          • #6
            Re: Preservation Parcels

            Kathy-sent you an email as well with the below items I am interested in.

            • Gray-blue herringbone and gray/blue check with sheeps wool gray tassel
            1. size 22½”–24”
            2. size 23”–24½”

            Comfort and Necessary Kit $50 ppd ($12.50 to preservation) 1 burgandy please.

            To help in your endeavors I have posted a link to this post on my unit's forum page. The guys are alswys on the look out for good gear.
            Last edited by PvtSchultz; 08-25-2004, 12:50 PM.
            Pvt Rich Schultz
            6th NHV, Co. C
            Clifton Lodge #203 F&AM

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            • #7
              Re: Preservation Parcels

              Kathy interested in the Grey blue sleeping cap size 22 1/2-24
              and
              the green comfort kit. sent you an email on said items
              John Greenfield

              GawdAwful Mess [url]www.gawdawfulmess.com[/url]

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              • #8
                Re: Preservation Parcels

                Kathy,

                I sent you an e-mail about:

                Green and ivory/green check with ivory wool tassel size 22”-23½”

                Eric
                Eric J. Mink
                Co. A, 4th Va Inf
                Stonewall Brigade

                Help Preserve the Slaughter Pen Farm - Fredericksburg, Va.

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                • #9
                  Re: Preservation Parcels

                  Thank you to all who have sent messages. Over $133 is already designated for preservation, and the sun isn't even up yet!

                  Two people have mentioned sending e-mails, but the messages haven't arrived. Perhaps the private message system works better. (Just click on my name at the top of this message, and you have the option of sending a private message.) An alternative e-mail is dkbrad@hotmail.com, if you prefer.

                  Thank you again.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Preservation Parcels

                    Kathy, Just sent you a PM regarding 2 kits.

                    YOS

                    Mark
                    Mark Boynton
                    6th NHVI Co E

                    In memory of Louis Hooper killed May 12, 1864 Spotsylvania

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                    • #11
                      Re: Preservation Parcels

                      My heartiest thanks to all who have inquired and are contributing to Morris Island preservation and ACPP through this. Responses to this project have confirmed the genuine concern for preservation shared by so many on this forum.

                      The option to edit the original message has passed, so please note that the following sleeping caps are all that remain.

                      • Black/brown herringbone and tan/black check with sheep's wool tan tassel size 24”-25½” (will gladly trim and resew to adjust the size, if needed)
                      • Brown/cream w/rust flecks and brown woven with sheep's wool tan tassel size 22”-23½”
                      • Navy/blue and blue/navy plaid with blue wool tassel size 22½”–24”

                      The next group of articles is in progress. :wink_smil

                      With much appreciation,

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                      • #12
                        Re: Preservation Parcels

                        Kathy,
                        Just got the package with the sleeping cap and necessary kit. Looks great! I can't wait to use it at Cedar Creek this fall. Would love to use it sooner but we got a humid heat wave in NJ ugh. Thanks again for the quality and quickness in shipping the items out.
                        Rich
                        Pvt Rich Schultz
                        6th NHV, Co. C
                        Clifton Lodge #203 F&AM

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                        • #13
                          Re: Preservation Parcels

                          Just received my sleeping cap today, and I have to say that this is by far one of the best I've seen. The craftsmanship is readily apparent and more importantly it fit great and is indeed warm on the head. I look forward to wearing it out this weekend for its first "field trial"
                          Dan Foster

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                          • #14
                            Re: Preservation Parcels

                            Kathy, I am happy to see everyone is satisfied with what they have bought. I hope you are busy sewing because I am sure when word gets around, you will have all you can handle. The meeting I mentioned to you is tommorrow night in Dover and I will be taking your goods down to show off. I'm sure they will be a hit so I can send more business your way......
                            John Barr
                            2nd Delaware

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                            • #15
                              Re: Preservation Parcels

                              Kathy,

                              The two kits came yesterday and my son and I couldn't be more pleased with them....very nice work. Thanks again for the great service and for your generosity towards preservation!
                              Mark Boynton
                              6th NHVI Co E

                              In memory of Louis Hooper killed May 12, 1864 Spotsylvania

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