Chapman's pack for Renn-Faires and markets

[Rahere]

19 hours ago, fredk said:

In the 1100s thru 1500s ordinary people wore a hood with a short shoulder length cape attached  (actually it was one piece). In the old illustrations the chapman's hood-cape draped over the top of his pack. It looked like he'd put the pack on first, then his hood, which draped over his shoulders and the rear part covered the top of his pack

It's actually called a liripipe, and combines a scarf in the tail, which doubles as a long pocket. And guess who has one and uses it? It can even be rolled into a hat!

[Rahere]

"Scalpel?" "Scalpel."
"Swab?" "Swab."
"Saw?" "Saw."
"Doctor, the patient's coming round"
"Hammer?"

My mum's family has a soubriquet in French all of its own. Call someone a tire-dents, a tooth-puller, and it's an invitation to sort things outside, right now.
it comes from about five-times great grandfather Claudius Ash, who was a battlefield surgeon at Waterloo, and relieved the dead of their teeth once the no longer needed them. Soldiers were generally fit and young, so their teeth became the world's first commercially available false teeth.

[Staciegriffin]

On 7/21/2021 at 3:08 PM, Tugadude said:

One of the reasons I love this forum is threads like this.  First, I learned some history, thanks to fredk.  Then I have read people's comments and viewed examples of some similar products.  Then more history and finally, inspiration.  I have some thoughts now on creating a similar "box" for myself to organize some of my tools for times when I might want to "go mobile".  So thanks to everyone for the education and the inspiration!  Once I was even writing a paper on this theme, and when I was doing the research, I found a lot of useful information. Crafting has a rich history, and for me, it's very interesting. However, writing on it may be complicated, but with the help of https://edubirdie.com/thesis-editing-service, I managed to finish my project. And I think if you like to craft, it's worth knowing some historical facts.

Yes, this forum is a great place if you want to find out something, or to ask for advices. I'm only making my first steps in creating leather things, and I hope that this forum will help me with that

Edited January 30, 2022 by Staciegriffin

[lolarapid]

On 7/20/2021 at 2:49 PM, Sheilajeanne said:

Fred, too bad you don't have actual photos of the pack!

Edit: found a picture, but not a great one for detail: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/canada/syrian-peddlers/

It seems to me that this can only be found at a flea market and restored or created from scratch.