tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391471396108397913.post5181555012418278275..comments2023-02-22T06:48:29.155-08:00Comments on Napoleonic Tars, 1790-1820: Jack hove down - With a Grog Blossom Fever, (c 1805)Ben Bartgishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08711047370649770369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391471396108397913.post-57568521220594935302017-04-13T06:27:03.729-07:002017-04-13T06:27:03.729-07:00D'oh! Of course!D'oh! Of course!Ben Bartgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711047370649770369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391471396108397913.post-73117618498692030052017-04-13T06:09:51.837-07:002017-04-13T06:09:51.837-07:00I think the "pig tail " is tobacco !I think the "pig tail " is tobacco !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025706026000262862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391471396108397913.post-5626266445887500122017-04-13T05:56:15.117-07:002017-04-13T05:56:15.117-07:00I also see his hammock uses spreaders, Which you d...I also see his hammock uses spreaders, Which you don't see, in films like Master and Commander. I once helped make a protoype hammock for M&C: hemp canvas, with linen hand-bound grommets for the clews, (the fan of lines holding the hammock to the hanging ring) and oak spreaders. With 18 inches to a man, I've often wondered hiw, and even IF, they actually used spreaders, but here's a period illustration, showing them in use!Buzz Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241162846089700061noreply@blogger.com