ciphers

ciphers The pall bearers would be wearing their ciphers now; long white or black shirting, 2 1/2 x 1 yard. If deceased was old, black was worn, if young white was used. p.51: [ciphers] . long (2 1/4 yd) wide (1 yd) strips of shirting tied around the coatsleeve above the elbow. It was tied and the en...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14351
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Summary:ciphers The pall bearers would be wearing their ciphers now; long white or black shirting, 2 1/2 x 1 yard. If deceased was old, black was worn, if young white was used. p.51: [ciphers] . long (2 1/4 yd) wide (1 yd) strips of shirting tied around the coatsleeve above the elbow. It was tied and the ends allowed to hang). DNE-cit JH 8/72 Not used Not used Not used Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 05 Oct 2015; Card marked DNE-cit but not used