From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest) To: hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hist_text-digest V1 #947 Reply-To: hist_text Sender: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk hist_text-digest Tuesday, February 5 2002 Volume 01 : Number 947 In this issue: -       MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes -       Re: MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes -       Re: MtMan-List: Highland garb - was Knife -       MtMan-List: A Nice Website (bp guns) -       Re: MtMan-List: A Nice Website (bp guns) -       MtMan-List: "AMM Buffalo Raffle" page has moved. -       MtMan-List: Beaver catch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 20:29:13 -0700 From: "Michael Powell" Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes - ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1AB5F.1C8C8AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe, The actual appropriate foot covering would be a pair of Gillie Brogues if= your fried wants to go total Scottish. Smoke and Fire Co. P.O. Box 166= Grand Rapids, OH 43522 makes a pattern for such. If not, then most S= cotsmen would have, of course, adopted the footwear here in the Americas= when they arrived. I've made a few pair of Gillies and they are extreme= ly simple to make and thick cowhide can be used because there is no seam. YMHOS Mike Powell =20 =20 - ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Brandl Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:47 AM To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: MtMan-List: knife =20 thanks, finally got ahold of his wife, girlfriend, mistress, etc. of course tom is at a show, but at least I left a message for him. thanks for all your help. another question, a friend of mine wants to get into the highlander dress, he saids he wants high top moccasins to go with his kilt. I showed him the highlander sketchbook and pointed out that I do not believe high top,(tandy type) was worn by highlanders, but if there were not wearing brogans or some other type of leather shoe, it was eastern style moccasins with leggins or hose/socks. where can he find more reference and supplies for highlander costume? I am considering getting into the costume also, just love the idea of hanging free under a skirt! joe - -- Have a look at our web site @ www.absarokawesterndesign.com Call us about our tanning, furs & leather and lodgepole furniture 307-455= - -2440 New leather wildlife coasters and placemats - ther're great!! - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.htmlGe= t more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.co= m - ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1AB5F.1C8C8AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Joe,
The actual appropriate foot covering would be a pair of Gillie Brogues = if your fried wants to go total Scottish.  Smoke and Fire Co.  = P.O. Box 166  Grand Rapids, OH  43522  makes a patter= n for such.  If not, then most Scotsmen would have, of course, adopt= ed the  footwear here in the Americas when they arrived.&n= bsp; I've made a few pair of Gillies and they are extremely simple t= o make and thick cowhide can be used because there is no seam. YMHOS
Mike Powell  
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Brandl
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:47 AM=
To: hist_text@lists.xmissio= n.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-Lis= t: knife
 
thanks, finally got ahold of his wife, gi= rlfriend, mistress, etc. of
course tom is at a show, but at least I le= ft a message for him.
thanks for all your help.

another questio= n, a friend of mine wants to get into the highlander
dress, he saids h= e wants high top moccasins to go with his kilt. I
showed him the highl= ander sketchbook and pointed out that I do not
believe high top,(tandy= type) was worn by highlanders, but if there
were not wearing brogans = or some other type of leather shoe, it was
eastern style moccasins wit= h leggins or hose/socks. where can he find
more reference and supplies= for highlander costume?

I am considering getting into the costume= also, just love the idea of
hanging free under a skirt!
joe
--<= BR>Have a look at our web site @ www.absarokawesterndesign.com
Call us= about our tanning, furs & leather and lodgepole furniture 307-455-24= 40
New leather wildlife coasters and placemats - ther're great!!
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- ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1AB5F.1C8C8AE0-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 08:22:16 -0700 From: "Ole B. Jensen" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - --MS_Mac_OE_3095482936_124388_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Mike, Sorry about jumping in, try this web site they have it all. www.houston-highlandwear.co.uk Ole - ---------- From: "Michael Powell" To: "History List" Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes Date: Fri, Feb 1, 2002, 8:29 PM Joe, The actual appropriate foot covering would be a pair of Gillie Brogues if your fried wants to go total Scottish. Smoke and Fire Co. P.O. Box 166 Grand Rapids, OH 43522 makes a pattern for such. If not, then most Scotsmen would have, of course, adopted the footwear here in the Americas when they arrived. I've made a few pair of Gillies and they are extremely simple to make and thick cowhide can be used because there is no seam. YMHOS Mike Powell - ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Brandl Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:47 AM To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: MtMan-List: knife thanks, finally got ahold of his wife, girlfriend, mistress, etc. of course tom is at a show, but at least I left a message for him. thanks for all your help. another question, a friend of mine wants to get into the highlander dress, he saids he wants high top moccasins to go with his kilt. I showed him the highlander sketchbook and pointed out that I do not believe high top,(tandy type) was worn by highlanders, but if there were not wearing brogans or some other type of leather shoe, it was eastern style moccasins with leggins or hose/socks. where can he find more reference and supplies for highlander costume? I am considering getting into the costume also, just love the idea of hanging free under a skirt! joe - -- Have a look at our web site @ www.absarokawesterndesign.com Call us about our tanning, furs & leather and lodgepole furniture 307-455-2440 New leather wildlife coasters and placemats - ther're great!! - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com - --MS_Mac_OE_3095482936_124388_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes Mike,
Sorry about jumping in, try this web site they have it all.
www.houston-highlandwear.co.uk
Ole
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From: "Michael Powell" <amm1769@hotmail.com>
To: "History List" <hist_text@lists.xmission.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Scottish Shoes
Date: Fri, Feb 1, 2002, 8:29 PM


Joe,
 
The actual appropriate foot covering would be a pair of Gillie Brogues if y= our fried wants to go total Scottish.  Smoke and Fire Co.  P.O. Bo= x 166  Grand Rapids, OH  43522  makes a pattern for such. &nb= sp;If not, then most Scotsmen would have, of course, adopted the  footw= ear here in the Americas when they arrived.  I've made a few pair of Gi= llies and they are extremely simple to make and thick cowhide can be used be= cause there is no seam.
 
YMHOS
 
Mike Powell  
 
 
 
 
- ----- Original Message -----
 
From: Joe Brandl
 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:47 AM
 
To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
 
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: knife
 
 
thanks, finally got ahold of his wife, girlfriend, mistress, etc. of
course tom is at a show, but at least I left a message for him.
thanks for all your help.

another question, a friend of mine wants to get into the highlander
dress, he saids he wants high top moccasins to go with his kilt. I
showed him the highlander sketchbook and pointed out that I do not
believe high top,(tandy type) was worn by highlanders, but if there
were not wearing brogans or some other type of leather shoe, it was
eastern style moccasins with leggins or hose/socks. where can he find
more reference and supplies for highlander costume?

I am considering getting into the costume also, just love the idea of
hanging free under a skirt!
joe
- --
Have a look at our web site @ www.absarokawesterndesign.com
Call us about our tanning, furs & leather and lodgepole furniture 307-4= 55-2440
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- --MS_Mac_OE_3095482936_124388_MIME_Part-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 20:29:44 -0700 From: "p monty" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Highland garb - was Knife I'm curious about Colleen's 77th Mongomerie Highlanders. Fill me in? Thanks, Paul Montgomery #1801 >From: >Reply-To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com >To: >Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Highland garb - was Knife >Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:51:07 -0700 > >Oh....I love 'The Scotsman's Kilt' song!!! Nothing like following a >regiment of kilts and watching that swaying!!!!! > >Colleen >77th Montgomerie Highlanders > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Linda Holley >To: >Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 5:32 PM >Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Highland garb - was Knife > > > > I guess you have tied on a "Blue Ribbon" or two? > > > > Linda Holley... Clan MacPherson > > > > Addison Miller wrote: > > > > > LOL!!! Linda, yer a dirty ol' Lass, ye are!!! hehe... ain't it >fun??? >I > > > love wearing me kilt... ladies frequently come up to me when I wear it >and > > > "grope" me to see it I am regimental... drives my wife nuts!!! LOL!! I >kinda > > > like it... > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Ad > > > > > > PS: Missed you at Alafia this year.... :(( > > > > > > ---------------------- > > > hist_text list info: >http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html > > > > > > ---------------------- > > hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html > > > > >---------------------- >hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 07:46:06 -0800 From: "Lee Newbill" Subject: MtMan-List: A Nice Website (bp guns) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C1AC86.D63C5D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings I'm passing on a website that showcases the guns & other works of T.A. = Brown. He's got some truly beautiful works of art gracing his website. He's at www.CustomMuzzleloaderWorks.com Regards from snowy Idaho Lee Newbill - ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C1AC86.D63C5D80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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He's at www.CustomMuzzleloaderWor= ks.com
 
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- ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C1ACBE.01D53C00-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 14:26:20 -0700 From: "BARRY CONNER" Subject: MtMan-List: "AMM Buffalo Raffle" page has moved. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C1ACBE.BFBEC9C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "THE GREAT BUFFALO RAFFLE" HAS MOVED TO: = http://amm_raffle.tripod.com/amm.html Take care, Buck Conner Visit this site, find out about the [AMM] (American Mountain Men's) = "Great Buffalo Raffle". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~ ~=20 ~ AMM "The Great Buffalo Raffle": http://amm_raffle.tripod.com/amm.html ~ ~ see the AMM site for more supporters of this event. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~ - ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C1ACBE.BFBEC9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Take care,
Buck Conner
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