tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post2606391964775112325..comments2024-03-22T17:11:42.609-04:00Comments on World Turn'd Upside Down: Civil War Paper BagsStephanie Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-25164051438786925552012-05-13T13:47:26.214-04:002012-05-13T13:47:26.214-04:00Yeah, or where the paper fibers were milled and if...Yeah, or where the paper fibers were milled and if they did it with modern methods or water-powered machinery. Yankee boy: "Look ma, a paper bag" :)WannabeSoldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358110028731137921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-19314245684119368312012-05-03T19:49:55.025-04:002012-05-03T19:49:55.025-04:00Thanks, Ann!Thanks, Ann!Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-313236327399235652012-05-03T16:35:45.774-04:002012-05-03T16:35:45.774-04:00Thank you for sharing! I will be making some. They...Thank you for sharing! I will be making some. They are very nice and will have lots of uses.<br />Sincerely,<br />AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-67668009462285095702012-05-02T01:44:24.107-04:002012-05-02T01:44:24.107-04:00It's really nice to have one made for small pa...It's really nice to have one made for small paper Bags.Reusable Bagshttp://www.carbonfreebags.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-52427352435142405312012-04-26T08:26:11.272-04:002012-04-26T08:26:11.272-04:00I think the best looking ones are these colored on...I think the best looking ones are these colored ones:<br /><br />http://www.nationalcigarmuseum.com/Accessories/Paper-bags_files/36misc88.jpg<br /><br />These are probably slightly post war but the advertisements on them are very classic.Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-61328473174432823892012-04-26T08:14:30.204-04:002012-04-26T08:14:30.204-04:00It's really nice to have one made for small it...It's really nice to have one made for small items you might buy from a sutler. I dread the walk back to camp with a modern book or item wrapped in plastic.Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-34138785417014512502012-04-26T08:07:49.566-04:002012-04-26T08:07:49.566-04:00Most of the discussion on brown paper at reenactme...Most of the discussion on brown paper at reenactments comes from the "authentically wrapped" cartridges. :D Thick brown paper is too hard to tear with the teeth, but it wasn't the only paper around!<br /><br />I just wanted to let everyone know, I haven't been weighing paper at the paper bag museum. :DStephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-91078586252462579972012-04-26T06:52:46.090-04:002012-04-26T06:52:46.090-04:00Oh Stephanie, you don't have to prove them to ...Oh Stephanie, you don't have to prove them to me. We are both old timers. Thank you for the documentation on this subject. It's good to have when someone says that "they never had THAT."Scott B. Leschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544909033575065964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-7939900908029945062012-04-26T03:05:24.102-04:002012-04-26T03:05:24.102-04:00paper bags Designing so were nicepaper bags Designing so were niceAmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162450655847255686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-17601309889067494682012-04-25T23:42:50.649-04:002012-04-25T23:42:50.649-04:00Great article as usual. I believe I will have to g...Great article as usual. I believe I will have to give this a try! ThanksHistorical Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-50719967274867696702012-04-25T18:46:58.205-04:002012-04-25T18:46:58.205-04:00Probably. :)
The problem with reenactments is tha...Probably. :)<br /><br />The problem with reenactments is that we show a battle as well as "snapshots of the era." By that I mean, women didn't typically sleep with the army but they existed. Rows of tents existed in camps and training camps but are not typical for campaigns. This is not any more unrealistic to have than a poke sack (especially the "el cheapo" variety that most carry)as they were available in shops for small items like tea and candy. <br /><br />I try to match up my brown paper to paper of the time: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3g05168/ ,but I'm not getting it specially made. (You'd be surprised at the varying colors and weights they did have.) <br /><br />After using the bags a few times and folding them up, they look great. If someone prefers a thinner paper, they can re-purpose brown lunch bags or use painters masking paper. <br /><br />Examples of brown paper:<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.21461/?co=drwg<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.21461/?co=drwg<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.21458/?co=drwg<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.21117/?co=drwg<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.21466/?co=drwg<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.21470/?co=drwg<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.20780/?co=drwgStephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-81591845854273835302012-04-25T11:37:57.478-04:002012-04-25T11:37:57.478-04:00I can imagine the arguments and discussions at Civ...I can imagine the arguments and discussions at Civl War reenactments about whether this is the "right" kind of paper bag, the "right" weight, color, or if a Civil war soldiers would even have a paper bag at the "Battle of Snidler's landing."Scott B. Leschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544909033575065964noreply@blogger.com