Hudson Bay Point Blanket Labels

An illustrated history of the hudson s bay point blanket harold asked me to design his self published definitive work the collector s guide to point blankets of the hudson s bay company and other companies trading in north america.

Hudson bay point blanket labels.

Apr 28 2012 when buying hudson s bay point blankets this site will guide you in determining the age. By the 19th century there was a string of hudson s bay company posts throughout canada. An illustrated history of the hudson s bay point blanket. We are committed to the preservation education and promotion of hudson s bay company s history and the ongoing care and maintenance of the company s historical hbc corporate art artifact image and reference collections.

Shop our amazing collection of hbc point blankets online and get free shipping on 99 orders in canada. In order to add this item to your shopping bag please remove items to. Second caption should be revised as follows. Genuine point blankets have become very collectible and could fetch prices up to thousands of dollars.

The trademark a label above was used by hudson s bay company on its blankets around 1890 and the stacked label below was used from around 1934 1940. Hbc heritage is an internal department of hudson s bay company. Yes the title is a bit of a mouthful but it has become a standard reference for antique. Made in england but iconically canadian.

Hbc point blanket label since april 2017. Two examples of the many labels used by hbc over the past 115 years. After finishing his first book for the hbc the blanket. The hudson s bay company originated in 1670 as fur trading posts where furs were traded for manufactured goods.

By the end of the 1800s these posts were converting to retail shops. You have reached the maximum number of items allowed in your shopping bag. Top in 1929 hudson s bay company used the gold variant of the seal a4 label on the first runs of their newly introduced line of pastel coloured point blankets. Shop hbc point blankets on thebay.

The main determinants of value include age size colour pattern rarity and condition. The same label but using the more common red embroidery was used during the late1920s on their standard line of point blankets.