Thank you Ray. I appreciate the feedback.

Thank you for posting this. Where did you find this document? It will be interesting to compare Walbran's commercial list to that of Pritt.

“Tell me about the rabbits George.”

Dr Herd. “The Fly” has given me many hours of enjoyment, so many thanks for that. I am under the impression that the Lister manuscript (c. 1712) and all those that followed are dominated by hackle patterns at the expense of winged flies. If that is true, then how to explain Pritt’s statement (1885) ...

Much valuable info on dying feathers in this book by AK Best. Published 1993. For example. Medium dun from white hen feathers. 4 tbsp Rit pearl grey #39 1 tbsp Rit tan #16. Just as important, he covers how to handle the dyes. There is also a second edition which may be better. 5B31E230-4887-4005-968...