I think we had some cigar flannels appraised by some local antique dealers a
few years back.  I'll check.  It may take a while not sure where those
records are.

At 01:36 AM 8/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>A dear friend and quilt historian (non-digital) has been
>asked to appraise some cigar flannel pieced textiles for
>insurance purposes.  Between the two of us, we have only
>found a very few scant information resources on this type
>of textile.  Cigarette silks, a related sort of item, are
>abundant in the research and display sources.
>
>If anyone knows of a collection or an item of cigar
>flannel(s), could you please let me know off-list?  I'd
>like to help her out if I can.
>
>Thank you much!
>
>Zoe
>
>
Thomas A. Reitz
Manager/Curator
Doon Heritage Crossroads
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 3W5

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