rk clothes, or for
sails, was available in quantities, in brown, for the former and white,
for the latter; _canvas_, a closely woven cloth, of hemp or flax, was
used for various purposes and appears to have been of different weights,
for often canvas sheets are mentioned, which undoubtedly were of the
lighter grade; _dowlas_, very much in use in the Colony, was a coarse
linen made in the north of England and in Scotland, and today replaced
in use by calico. Various weights of _serge_ were listed, similar, no
doubt, to the serge the present knows, for it was used for suits, coats
and dresses. _Linsey_, a coarse cloth, was made of linen and wool, or
occasionally of cotton and wool; _kersey_, a knit woolen cloth, usually
coarse and ribbed, manufactured in England as early as the thirteenth
century, was especially for hose; _lockram_ was a sort of a coarse linen
or hempen cloth, and _penniston_, a coarse woolen frieze. _Shalloon_, a
woolen fabric of twill weave was used chiefly for linings; _fustian_ was
a cotton and linen cloth, and _diaper linen_ was woven of flax with a
raised figure such as in damask, and used chiefly for table-linen.

In addition, the Bridger store had on its shelves, colored calico, a
small amount of flannel, some broadcloth, and a small parcel of silk
valued at one pound. There was also thread in brown and other colors,
knitting-needles, pins, horn-combs, combs made of ivory and knives of
various descriptions. For trimming garments, there was guimpe, colored
tape, Holland tape and Hamburg, the latter an embroidered edging,
buttons, some silk covered. Other items included skeins of twine,
whalebone, scissors, and 132 pounds of soap.

Among the building supplies were quantities of nails of all sizes, which
ever seemed to be in great demand in the Colony. For the field, there
were narrow hoes and weeding-hoes, axes of different types, as well as a
whipsaw.

For home furnishings, are listed such items as feather bedticks and
bolsters, Irish bedticks, plain rugs, matting rugs, the latter showing
importations from the Orient to England and thence to the Colony. Also,
there were blankets, curtains and valances for tester beds, counterpanes
of serge, table-knives with white handles, black handles, and ivory
handles; in pewter, the store offered porringers, plates, serving-dishes
and candlesticks. Among supplies, in addition to soap and twine, there
were fifty-five bushels of salt and a barrel of coarse sug