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ヘンプのロープの歴史

How early did our ancestors make ropes? The discovery of wood working tools on the island of Flores in Indonesia shows that early man made rafts of bamboo lashed together probably with vines or rawhide ropes. Could hemp ropes have been far behind? Hemp rope, twine and fishnets probably predate theweaving of fabric.

Hemp rope and saddles set up a human to horse relationship that exists to the present. The oldest saddle ever found was made of hemp by the Scythians of the Siberian steppes, thousands of years ago.


The history of hemp rope in sailing the seas extends back many thousands of years.	The rigging of the Hawaiian Chief in Long Beach Harbor gives an idea of the many ropes of a modern day tall sailing ship.


It is amazing the amount of rope needed to operate one of these wind powered tall ships.	On a modern sailing ship you can find several different kinds of rope. Little hemp is used due to availability and cost.

A.D. 1783. Joseph Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810), famed papermaker of France, invented first practical balloon. [Want to bet hemp was there?]

Official U.S. Post Office envelope commemorating the American balloonist Thaddeus Lowe (1832 - 1913). (pictured below on reverse side of envelope.)

Thaddeus Lowe stands next to the hemp rope covered balloon sack made of silk. The large flexible hoses for hydrogen are likely hemp.

Hemp Museum picture of the same balloon being filled by portable hydrogen generators during the Civil War. Lowe stayed aloft in the balloon over the battle, out of range of the guns.

TEXTILE ARTS MAGAZINE, 1942. FOR THE WORLD WAR II WAR EFFORT, 71 HEMP MILLS WILL BE BUILT IN 1943, PRODUCING 150,000 TONS OF FIBER FOR ESSENTIAL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN CORDAGE.

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