Pearsalls color chart!

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upstate
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Pearsalls color chart!

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A recent acquisition from a friend.

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Very nice! Know when that was produced?

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Gossamer is listed as fine silk and Naples is listed as extra fine. I thought it was the other way around with gossamer being finer than naples?

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In this case the term "extra" means more. I believe this chart to be very old! But will probably really never know.

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upstate wrote:
10/06/20 06:55
II believe this chart to be very old! But will probably really never know.
We'll figure it out in due course.

Your Chart is definitely early--FT3 at 2 shillings 6 pence. FT6 came out a little before decimilization in 1971, when it was listed as costing 5/. This would be roughly 25 pence, which is the price it was in Veniard's catalogue in 1972:


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FT8, which cost 70p, is likely from the late 1970s. Our best bet is to check early Veniards and Allcock and Hardy catalogues for FT2/3/4/5 to help date it--as the catalogues were themselves dated.

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How did you know the chart was Ft3. Do you also have a copy?

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upstate wrote:
10/08/20 07:53
How did you know the chart was Ft3. Do you also have a copy?
I have been constructing an archive of chart data; I don't have FT3, but I do have others. I'm just starting to work on the dating, which is a fun project, but will take a little while. If anyone has an FT4, can you please post it here?

Also, Kenwey is correct in noting the Gossamer and Naples are mislabeled on the FT3.

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Here is another color chart that appears to be much older!

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