Are Hudson Bay blankets still made?

Today, Hudson’s Bay Point Blankets continue to be produced and sold in Multistripe, Millennium (four stripes in shades of brown introduced in 2000), White with black bar, Scarlet with black bar, Green with black bar and Grey with black bar.

Who made Hudson Bay blankets?

DID YOU KNOW? In 1916, Pendleton, an Oregon-based blanket company, created its Glacier Stripe design, which uses the same stripe and colour design as the Hudson’s Bay Point Blankets. The HBC sews a label of authenticity in one corner of their point blankets in order to distinguish them from similar-looking blankets.

Do Hudson Bay point blankets go on sale?

Those stylish stripes of green, red, yellow, navy and white on their iconic point blankets signify timeless class, style and quality. So, it’s no wonder that their twice-yearly sales, held in spring and fall and known as Bay Days, are some of the busiest and most popular sale days in the country.

How did the Hudson’s Bay Company get its blankets?

In its trade with native peoples, Hudson’s Bay Company exchanged wool blankets, called Hudson’s Bay point blankets, for the beaver pelts trapped by aboriginal hunters. By 1700, point blankets accounted for more than 60 per cent of the trade. The number of indigo stripes (a.k.a. points) woven into the blankets identified its finished size.

Who was the manufacturer of the point blanket coat?

After the end of the fur trade, the Hudson’s Bay Company transformed from a far trading company into a mercantile manufacturer similar to mail order companies like Sears Roebuck. In its new form, the Hudson’s Bay Company sold everything from coats to silverware, but the point blanket coat remained one of their signature items.

What did the Hudson Bay Indians trade for?

One of the trading commodities most highly prized by the Indians in exchange for their beaver pelts, was the original Hudson’s Bay “Point” Blanket.

What kind of coat did Hudson’s Bay wear?

The classic 20th century point blanket coat is a double breasted, belted mackinaw style, though the fabric has been tailored into everything from a “perfecto” style motorcycle jacket to a pullover hoodie. Recreation of HBC trading post, featuring point blanket capotes at left. 1950s Hudson’s Bay: The classic cut and colors.