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2423. This is KNOT ~24I8 tied with gold wires. Formerly this was

a very characteristic gift from a sailor to his sweetheart. The two

rings could move independently but could not be separated, which

undoubtedly carried a meaning to the young couple that made the
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long separation entailed by a sea voyage more tolerable.

2424. Jewelers not conversant with the symbolism of the previous

knot were apt to make the TRUE-LaVER'S KNOT in this form, which,

while it superficially seemed about the same, consisted of but one

wire and held the two rings rigidly together.

2425. A TRUE-LoVER'S KNOT tied in the bights of four short

strands symbolizes the four clasped hands of two lovers arranged in

the manner called a "hand chair." The knot was shown to me by

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Mrs. Osborn W. Bright.

2426. A TRUE-LoVER'S KNOT in ring form, based on the CARRICK

BEND. This, like ~ 2424, is made of a single wire, and I cannot but

1426 '2.421 feel that it was less po ular than the one to follow, which does not

submerge all individua ty. One reason that I believe that this knot is

held in lower esteem by the sailor is that the only two specimens I

have ever seen were both of silver. Certainly the baser metal must

bear some significance. Moreover one of them was exposed for sale

in a pawnshop window.

2427. A CARRICK BEND in two separate rings which interlock har-

moniously, perhaps the handsomest of the four rings shown.

There are probably other knots that are called by the name TRUl-

LOVER'S, but these are all I have found that fill the specifications

that were somewhat arbitrarily adopted. These are outlined on page

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2428. The following knots, through page 389, are SINGLE-CoRD

LANYARD KNOTS with a loop at either side and a four-part crown at

'2.428 the center. TWO-STRAND KNOT ~ 245 I is the well-known CHINESE

CROWN KNOT. I set out to find a knot of similar appearance for a

single-cord lanyard and this series resulted before I was through.

The first five are of similar aspect. The simplest is ~ 2432, which is

the common SHEEPSHANK KNOT with the parts pulled together. This

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