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| RH Draney to Paul Tomblin |
| Re: Origin of "Jet Black" |
| 06 Jul 19 15:02:47 |
From: dadoctah@cox.net On 7/6/2019 8:03 AM, Paul Tomblin wrote: > In a previous article, clifflueck@gmail.com said: >> The origin of the Term JET BLACK was first used by Sears Roebuck in selling >> their Supertone “Castillian “ Model in their Catalog. I have this guitar >>from the 1930’s and it is the First usage of the Term JET BLACK. > > Jet is a coal pre-cursor which is used for jewlery and it's black. The term > "jet-black" hwas been in use for centuries. I named two of the feral kittens who showed up on my patio some years back McDonnell and Douglas (Mac and Dougie for short).... They were both jet black....r --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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