Tipsy Cattle, 1854

Woman spins hemp with distaff and munching cow, postcard. Bourbonnais, France early 1900’s   Tipsy Cattle Hemp a Narcotic – “For many years a prejudice existed against water-rotted hemp under the impression that the process caused disease among the cattle Read More …

Auvergnate Spinner, 1903

‘Auvergnate Spinner’, woman hand spins hemp with the name ‘A. S. Landoz’ hand written on the reverse.  Auvergne, France 1903