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Maclab58 · 12-01-2014, 04:33 PM

My lucky day, I scored 4, 1930's wool plaid lap blankets that came from an estates sale. A friend who does sales always let's me known when he finds a treasure. So far he has found me a Trunk from a 29 Packard, even got a picture of the car and a radiator/hood ornament from a 1931 Cadillac!

CarlG · 12-01-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Maclab58

My lucky day, I scored ... a radiator/hood ornament from a 1931 Cadillac!

That's going to look awesome on your Model A!

WestCoast · 12-01-2014, 04:51 PM

do you have the ropes to hang them on?

Maclab58 · 12-01-2014, 05:01 PM

No ropes. Idk anything about them, but they are in nice shape. Anyone have any pictures of them? Value?

Steve Plucker · 12-01-2014, 08:58 PM

Maclab58,

Go to my website www.plucks329s.org then go to Additional Studies, then go to the article on the Lap Robes.

Hope that helps.

Maybe they are genuine Model A????

Pluck

Maclab58 · 12-01-2014, 11:07 PM

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Steve, thanks for the link and above all, all the research that you have done for our hobby. Unfortunately for me, after looking at your pictures mine are obviously not ford blankets. They are from the era and I'm sure we will put them to good use. It was 27 degrees here this morning.

C26Pinelake · 12-02-2014, 03:54 AM

They don't have to be original to look great and to be very useful. You still have a great find that will be especially useful to your passengers. To 99 % of the lookers they will look original. Congratulations on a great find !
Wayne

Tom Wesenberg · 12-02-2014, 06:54 AM

I keep a large mover's blanket in my Phaeton. It helps keep the food cooler cold, and at night it helps keep me and the passengers warm.

George Miller · 12-02-2014, 09:29 AM

Here is a picture of the car robe that my Mother and Dad got with there new 1930 Chev. It is still in great shape. I used it in a Town sedan I had when I lived in Mich.

The size is 43x63

TonyM · 12-02-2014, 10:43 AM

Here is another Lap Robe Thread from a few years back.

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93149

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72237

fiddlybits · 12-02-2014, 01:40 PM

I did not know about the Lap Robes...I like that.
For winter outdoor blankets I have always been a fan of the HBC type wool blankets and have two of them in the car.

The two that I use in the back of the Briggs are not HBC and I am having trouble identifying exactly what they are. They have been handed down through 3 generations. Attached are photos if anyone can help. The unique thing is only the three stripes, which is like a Faribault, but the black end stitching is unlike anything I can find.

I'm thinking these have to be of the right era but I am coming up empty. If anyone can provide any info I'd appreciate it.

C26Pinelake · 12-02-2014, 04:16 PM

Last year at this time I purchased 2 from a club that was selling them as a fund raiser. They had a Model A picture in the fabric. They are very classy looking. Hopefully a club member of the selling club will see this post and advise as to whether they are still selling them.
Wayne

mccsix · 12-02-2014, 08:15 PM

My lap blanket story:
I was able to come by a WWll USN blanket that came off a destroyer. It was used by a friend's dad that had his ship torpedoed in the Atlantic. Another destroyer pull him out and gave him this blanket. Its in great condition and is very heavy wool.

1931 flamingo · 12-03-2014, 10:45 AM

Have a Navy blanket, gray, from the 60's. Still nice.
Paul

Bruce · 12-03-2014, 01:09 PM

Once, doing payback time, I went to a quilt show with my bride. As expected, it was a real nodder ... until I came to a very well used quilt that was embroidered with the birth, marriage, and death dates of EIGHT (8) generations of the same family. The accompanying card noted that the owner of the quilt had acquired it WRAPPED AROUND AN ENGINE BLOCK.
That made an impression on me. Obviously. The pages of the calendar sure to turn quickly!

Tom Wesenberg · 12-03-2014, 03:24 PM

Bruce's story reminded me of how I used an old quilt when I live in S.D. In the winter I folded it to a size that would wrap around my Diesel Rabbit engine. I did this to help the engine retain heat during the winter, but it had the added benefit of making the engine very quiet. It served it's purpose very well.

Tudortomnz · 12-03-2014, 11:55 PM

I have 2 era wool blankets, which were often used as a ''picnic rug'' here.
One came from my Grandma's 1939 V8 Deluxe Sedan & the other from the wifes Grandfather's Willys Knight touring car. Cars both long gone, but not the rugs.

12-01-2014, 04:33 PM	#1
Maclab58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 983	Lap blankets My lucky day, I scored 4, 1930's wool plaid lap blankets that came from an estates sale. A friend who does sales always let's me known when he finds a treasure. So far he has found me a Trunk from a 29 Packard, even got a picture of the car and a radiator/hood ornament from a 1931 Cadillac!

12-01-2014, 04:51 PM	#3
WestCoast Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: oroville calif Posts: 893	Re: Lap blankets do you have the ropes to hang them on?

12-01-2014, 05:01 PM	#4
Maclab58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 983	Re: Lap blankets No ropes. Idk anything about them, but they are in nice shape. Anyone have any pictures of them? Value?

12-01-2014, 08:58 PM	#5
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Re: Lap blankets Maclab58, Go to my website www.plucks329s.org then go to Additional Studies, then go to the article on the Lap Robes. Hope that helps. Maybe they are genuine Model A???? Pluck

12-01-2014, 11:07 PM	#6
Maclab58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 983	Re: Lap blankets Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Steve, thanks for the link and above all, all the research that you have done for our hobby. Unfortunately for me, after looking at your pictures mine are obviously not ford blankets. They are from the era and I'm sure we will put them to good use. It was 27 degrees here this morning.

12-02-2014, 03:54 AM	#7
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Lap blankets They don't have to be original to look great and to be very useful. You still have a great find that will be especially useful to your passengers. To 99 % of the lookers they will look original. Congratulations on a great find ! Wayne

12-02-2014, 06:54 AM	#8
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Lap blankets I keep a large mover's blanket in my Phaeton. It helps keep the food cooler cold, and at night it helps keep me and the passengers warm.

12-02-2014, 10:43 AM	#10
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,793	Re: Lap blankets Here is another Lap Robe Thread from a few years back. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93149 https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72237

12-02-2014, 04:16 PM	#12
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Lap blankets Last year at this time I purchased 2 from a club that was selling them as a fund raiser. They had a Model A picture in the fabric. They are very classy looking. Hopefully a club member of the selling club will see this post and advise as to whether they are still selling them. Wayne

12-03-2014, 10:45 AM	#14
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: Lap blankets Have a Navy blanket, gray, from the 60's. Still nice. Paul

12-03-2014, 01:09 PM	#15
Bruce Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 489	Re: Lap blankets Once, doing payback time, I went to a quilt show with my bride. As expected, it was a real nodder ... until I came to a very well used quilt that was embroidered with the birth, marriage, and death dates of EIGHT (8) generations of the same family. The accompanying card noted that the owner of the quilt had acquired it WRAPPED AROUND AN ENGINE BLOCK. That made an impression on me. Obviously. The pages of the calendar sure to turn quickly!

12-03-2014, 03:24 PM	#16
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Lap blankets Bruce's story reminded me of how I used an old quilt when I live in S.D. In the winter I folded it to a size that would wrap around my Diesel Rabbit engine. I did this to help the engine retain heat during the winter, but it had the added benefit of making the engine very quiet. It served it's purpose very well.

12-03-2014, 11:55 PM	#17
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: Lap blankets I have 2 era wool blankets, which were often used as a ''picnic rug'' here. One came from my Grandma's 1939 V8 Deluxe Sedan & the other from the wifes Grandfather's Willys Knight touring car. Cars both long gone, but not the rugs.