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Old 19-02-22, 12:34 AM
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Hi everyone,

Could you please help me to identify the tartan on this Canadian made tam o' shanter? I've looked everywhere with no luck.

Thanks, Jeff.
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Old 19-02-22, 05:16 AM
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Hi Jeff

I'll have a quick look in my grandfather's tartan book that he bought in Edinburgh in 1920. He was descended from MacLean of Duart and he wrote a note to this effect in the front!

Just a thought but if you have a Scottish regalia shop near you, they are very good at this type of request!
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Old 19-02-22, 11:10 AM
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I am away from my notes but it looks like that worn by 252 Fd Amb
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Old 19-02-22, 04:01 PM
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Holes are too wide for a RAMC, RCT, RASC or QA badge.
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Old 19-02-22, 07:42 PM
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Post-WW2 Nova Scotia Highlanders?
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Old 20-02-22, 01:43 AM
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Post-WW2 Nova Scotia Highlanders?
Good call on that tartan especially as the Balmoral label is post-SWW.
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Old 20-02-22, 02:22 AM
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Looks like the Lewis tailor's shop is located in Truro Nova Scotia.
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Old 20-02-22, 06:41 AM
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Good call on that tartan especially as the Balmoral label is post-SWW.
That’s interesting because from what I read, the name Eastern Hat and Cap Manufacturing Co. as seen on the label was changed to Lewis Ltd in 1936?
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Old 20-02-22, 12:00 PM
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That’s interesting because from what I read, the name Eastern Hat and Cap Manufacturing Co. as seen on the label was changed to Lewis Ltd in 1936?
The unissued Eastern Hat and Cap Manufacturing Co. example Balmoral I have in my collection is undated but marked with a Canadian Ordnance post-SWW acceptance stamp.
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