It comes in light, medium and dark colors but when placed on the item being repaired, it seems to disappear. Betsy said that the museum used Orvus soap when necessary on their fabrics. After this visit, the Lockwoods returned to their home in Pollock Pines, California, taking the quilt with them. They intend to pursue its mysteries further as they have the time. They have bound volumes of newspapers going back 7 years at the office.
Older issues are on microfilm at the library.
We have not yet gone to the library. It is my intention to get copies of Hazel's and Sam's obituaries and of David's trial. He thought we should start in 1880 and work back through the old city directories. If we could pinpoint the dates the name of the companies appeared and disappeared, we could more closely date the time the quilt could have been made. In the meantime the Lockwoods are getting great pleasure from the quilt and the history and lore it has brought into their lives.