Next Tank - Looking for an Old, Rare... er, 'Different' Tartan

[Paul Henry]

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And I really love the colours in Autumn Buchanan, though I would much preferred had they used the traditional symmetrical sett.

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As the asymetrical sett can be found registered to at least 1880, and perahps even to 1850 , I think it can be truly considered traditional, albeit perhaps it was an incorrect reading of an earlier pattern. The Buchannan Tartan is actually well known as being asymetric, anything else would probably be considered strange these days!