1 hour in the tundra

[RelicDude]

Latly I've been suffering from cabin fever and have been dying to dig so I made it down to the river bank in the snow. Once I got past the soil that's frozen solid like concrete the digging got easier. I didn't find anything great exept for this union bluing bottle. I'm curious to know the age of this bottle because there is very little info out there. And is this as common as the the sawyers crystal blueing bottles that I usually leave behind? Thanks for looking-Justin

 

[Tired Rooster]

Nice bottle. What is bluing? The only bluing I know of is the bluing finish on firearm steel.....?

 

[RelicDude]

Nice bottle. What is bluing? The only bluing I know of is the bluing finish on firearm steel.....?

Thank you I believe bluing is like an early form if bleach used for laundry.

 

[Bass]

Nice bottle. What is bluing? The only bluing I know of is the bluing finish on firearm steel.....?

stove polish. It kept the old stoves from deteriorating

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[Tired Rooster]

Interesting.......learn something all the time.

 

[epackage]

Bluing wasn't for stoves, that would have been blacking, bluing was for laundry and it's still used today....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluing_(fabric)

 

[epackage]

Stove Black....

 

[Bass]

Oops my bad. Thought it said blacking. Need to keep my glasses on my head i do believe.

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[Bass]

An oldtimer once told me union bluing got its name from the union soldiers using this solution to wash their uniforms and keep them blue. I never really believed it . Anybody ever heard of that?

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[RelicDude]

Yeah that's what I'm finding out about the bottle on the net but there isn't anything concrete. There's a lack if good info on this company.

 

[surf]

"Moss George A blacking 165 Reade h NJ
Moss George A shoefindings 42 Warren h 129 E 10th" Gouldings New York City Directory - 1877

 

[gleaner1]

Nice work RelicDude, yes bluing makes your whites white. I wish I could find a bluing bot as nice as yours some day.