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    Quote Originally Posted by Morris at Heathfield View Post
    In that case, my guess is that both pivot stripes are red. One is six threads wide (and is almost on the left and bottom edges of the piece) and the other is about sixteen threads wide, and is between two narrower green stripes.
    Correct

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    No other thoughts anyone?

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    I suppose I can make a couple of guesses and one non-guess.

    Use: indeterminate
    Date: 1790-1820
    Location: Atholl

    I don't really have any strong reasons for my guesses, just slight hunches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morris at Heathfield View Post
    I suppose I can make a couple of guesses and one non-guess.

    Use: indeterminate
    Date: 1790-1820
    Location: Atholl

    I don't really have any strong reasons for my guesses, just slight hunches.
    Not sure which are the guesses and which the non-guess but they're all off the mark.

    Use: Can by surmised.
    Date: Too late by 40-50 years at least.
    Location: Probably too far east.

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    Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
    Not sure which are the guesses and which the non-guess but they're all off the mark.

    Use: Can by surmised.
    Date: Too late by 40-50 years at least.
    Location: Probably too far east.
    The non-guess was the first one, although I suppose "indeterminate" is itself a hypothesis.

    All right, new guesses:

    Use: belted plaid (if for no other reason than to eliminate it from the list of possibilities)
    Date: ca. 1746
    Location: Appin

    I feel like I'm playing Battleship.

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    I love puzzles, but have no idea how to proceed on yours. They're just too hard! West of Athol? Grant, Fraser?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morris at Heathfield View Post
    The non-guess was the first one, although I suppose "indeterminate" is itself a hypothesis.

    All right, new guesses:

    Use: belted plaid (if for no other reason than to eliminate it from the list of possibilities)
    Date: ca. 1746
    Location: Appin

    I feel like I'm playing Battleship.
    F4!

    No, seriously, you're very close.

    Use: Probably, certainly a plaid.
    Date: Give or take 20 years.
    Location: Certainly west of the Highland Fault Line.

    I'll run up a little paper on the piece and get it up loaded this week.

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    "Certainly" sounds like it might be far. Outer Hebrides?

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