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- 5 Worst Mistakes of Historic Homeowners (Part 4 Plaster)
Thicker walls mean better sound dampening Thicker walls mean double the R-value of ordinary drywall Wood lath serves to strengthen the wall by adding additional racking resistance Plaster increases the historical authenticity and therefore resale value of a historic home It’s already there!
- History of Hitched Horse Hair
A German hitcher came across hitched horsehair items from the Ottoman Empire Called “tugs”, they were used as a flag to identify the location of the leader within the hierarchy of the Ottoman Empire She found no evidence of contemporary hitched horsehair items A few tugs are located in European museums
- Horse Hair walls - DoItYourself. com Community Forums
Insulation, Radiant and Vapor Barriers - Horse Hair walls - My New England house was built ing the 1800's and is in need of some insulating what is the best way to do this? Padding? Foam?
- What Did Horses Do In The 1800’S? - Great American Adventures
Horses in the 1800s were used for war, transportation, farm work, mail delivery, hunting, and sport Did people use horses in the 1800s? But in the 1800s, typical horse and buggy transportation consisted of one or two horsepower – literally!
- Hitched Horsehair Braided Horsehair - montanacowboyfame. org
Numerous sailor knots were referenced in maritime books when Ron and Shoni Maulding restored old prison-made bridles An 1800’s Mexican bridle restored by Maulding’s was similar to cringles on sails which ropes go through, confirming Ron’s theory that horsehair work dates back to sailors’ knots
- Remembering your Horse with Horse Hair Jewelry - EQUINE Ink
From the 1600s until the late 1800s horse hair jewelry was very popular — as bracelets, under glass, or used as a background for initials other personal symbols Queen Victoria gave pieces of jewelry made from her hair as gifts, many of these pieces were given to her children and grandchildren
- Horsehair Know How — Western Folklife Center
Traditionally, there were three basic ways to work horsehair: twisting, hitching, and braiding or plaiting Ropes are mostly twisted Bridles and quirts are hitched, and belts and hatbands are either hitched or braided
- HITCHED HORSE HAIR – Montana Territory Hat Company
hitched horse hair The craft of hitching horsehair into colorful belts, hat bands and horse bridles flourished in the prison systems among 12 western states in 1885-1920's Charlie Russell, the famous western artist, wrote about men down at Deer Lodge “twistin hairs”
- Horse Hair Sutures - Collections - Willis Knighton Talbot Medical Museum
One of these was horse hair The reason is simply it was long, sturdy, and for much of medical history easily available During the 19 th century, horse hair sutures were preferred by many surgeons because it appeared to create fewer infections
- Running wiring through horse hair plaster walls
I am upgrading the wiring in a 125 year old house with horse hair plaster walls There is still a lot of knob and tune wiring which has to be replaced I am hiring an electrition to do the wiring, but am hoping to save some money by running all or some of the cable myself
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