This is guess work on my part not being able to actually handle the
blanket and look at the fiber and weave closely. The narrowness of the
strips is what makes me think it might have some age. I could be
somewhat newer, but it is hard to tell since t...
The letters appear to be Cyrillic and the horsed figure certainly
appears to be derived from images of St George, although the dragon is
missing. The rider is not wearing armor but a long tunic and a cap. The
coin is hand-stamped but the planchet see...
A clue is the motif, which is an Aztec calendar in the center, the
readdressed figures, and the Mexican eagle on a cactus on the border,
which would point country of origin as Mexico. The second clue is the
fact that it was woven in two parts and put...
You are right to compare it to a tape measure. It is a linear measuring
wheel. The circumference of the wheel probably measures exactly one
foot. Each rotation measures a distance and the pointer shows the
starting point. It is exactly like modern wh...
This is indeed a Spanish military emblem. It was instituted used General
Francisco Franco’s falangist government which emerged from the Spanish
Civil War, although the regime was not officially recognized by some
countries until 1945. Franco died in ...
