A question to stump the tartan experts.

[gilmore]

QUACK!

No... No fight is needed. This thread was intended for peaceful knowledge seeking purposes and it should stay that way.

I ask; if you chose to attack the current options presented, do you have an idea of your own to replace what is being offered? Do not contribute to the problem currently at hand, but please, offer a solution acceptable in your terms.

Perhaps you missed my earlier post.

Why not research what the gypsies and travellers are fond of wearing now, or were in the past? They are a living, existing people with a long and rich culture in Scotland and the rest of the British Isles. It is not unlikely that at some point in history they had a distinctive dress.

Maybe you could call Scottish Gypsy Traveller Association at 0131 650 6314.

Or just google like I did and found a page full of links:http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/text/contacts_text.htm

Or you could see which, if any, tartans were used by famous Britons of gypsy descent---like Charlie Chaplin, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, John Roberts, Sir Henry Joseph Wood, Martin Taylor, David Essex, Albert Lee, Denny Laine, Jake Bowers, George Bramwell Evens, Raby Howell, Freddy Eastwood, Jem Mace, and Johnny Frankham. Of these, Martin Taylor appears to be the only Scottish born.

Or you might call or write these people:

VICTOR WEYBRIGHT ARCHIVES OF THE GYPSY LORE SOCIETY
The Victor Weybright Archives of the Gypsy Lore Society is a small but growing collection at present, specializing in scholarly materials. The collection houses dissertations and theses, books, journal and newspaper articles as well as unpublished papers and ephemera. Sixteen specialized periodicals are currently received by the archives. A computerized catalog with detailed descriptions and subject headings aids researchers in finding materials relevant to their projects.

The Weybright Archives are available for use by researchers by appointment:

Telephone and fax: (0700 to 2100 Washington, DC time only) 301-341-1261
E-mail: Sheila Salo, ssalo@Capaccess.org

Reference questions, especially to identify material in the archives suitable to supply the needed information, may be directed as above, or to:

Carmen Hendershott, Archivist
Telephones: (212) 229-5308 and (212) 229-5598

Victor Weybright (1903-1978) was a writer and publisher who played an important role in the founding of the Gypsy Lore Society, North American Chapter, which later became the Gypsy Lore Society.