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Posted 4 years ago

Janes
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Trying to date this army blanket. Is this a date on the tag? Or a serial number? I couldn’t find dating info, except for for sale items, which I’m not sure I should trust.

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dav2no1, 4 years ago
It appears they had contracts with the military for World War 1.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Woolen_Mills
scottvez, 4 years ago
It is indeed a date.

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keramikos, 4 years ago
Hi Janes. :-)

Yes, that does seem to be a date. Here is a similar Portland Woolen Mills army blanket at Chairish (they seem to have had quite a run on September 26th, 1917):

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Antique 1917 WWI Portland Woolen Mills U.S. Army blanket. This blanket features a dark green stripe over the olive ground with a brown U.S. logo in the center and the original Portland Woolen Mills tag. The tag dates the blanket to 09-24-17 [sic] from the S.F. Depot.

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https://www.chairish.com/product/157152/1917-wwi-portland-woolen-mills-army-blanket

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