VINTAGE BLUENOSE HOOKED RUG PATTERN ~ BIG SHIPS NAUTICAL STAMPED DESIGN ~28\"x45\"
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VINTAGE BLUENOSE HOOKED RUG PATTERN ~ BIG SHIPS NAUTICAL STAMPED DESIGN ~28\"x45\":
$19.99
Throughout the first half of the 1900s, hooked mats on floors across Canada carried the name \"Bluenose,\" a well-known Nova Scotian name. Some even carried an image of the famous fishing schooner of the same name. About 1926, the Garrett family business in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, adopted the word as its trade name for hooked mat patterns. Its printed burlap patterns, distributed by mail order, transported the name and the company\'s designs into homes far away. Although Garrett\'s was neither the first nor the only producer of hooking patterns in Nova Scotia, the company was certainly the largest, and by far the longest in operation.Garrett\'s ad in The United Farmer\'s Guide (Gardenville, Quebec), November 15,1921, p.23. \"The free design sheet is yours for the asking, with 67 pretty rug designs.\"
In more than 80 years, the firm printed burlap patterns with hundreds of designs, many drawn by John Garrett, and then by his son Frank, who had trained as a commercial artist. These designs can be traced through the pattern sheets and catalogues, which were often issued yearly. An advertisement in theFamily Herald & Weekly Staron February 28, 1900, boasted \"over sixty designs for mat hookers\" in six sizes. In 1925, there were \"more than a hundred designs.\" Some were inspired by older mats and some were adapted from patterns bought in Boston; a few have been identified as versions of Edward Frost\'s designs, which are well known in New England. However, most of the designs were created by Frank Garrett and his father.
Soon after 1900, Eaton\'s (a Canadian department store ) began to market Garrett patterns across Canada. The Hudson\'s Bay Company, Simpson\'s, and others followed. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Eaton\'s was Garrett\'s best customer for the mat patterns. In the winter of 1926-27, Eaton\'s sold over 900 dozen (10 800) of two designs alone.Buyer pays $5.00 shipping in the US. We accept Paypal. Payment is to be received in5 days. We gladly combine shipping fees on more than one purchase. Be sure to check back often, since we try to list new items daily
VINTAGE BLUENOSE HOOKED RUG PATTERN ~ BIG SHIPS NAUTICAL STAMPED DESIGN ~28\"x45\":
$19.99