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Do you enjoy the "ostblock" aesthetics? These thick and warm blankets are from Communist Era Poland. An exciting assortment of all the colors and/or patterns of the East Bloc rainbow! These are unissued and contain lots of wool, so a great deal.
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Do you enjoy the "ostblock" aesthetics? These thick and warm blankets are from Communist Era Poland. An exciting assortment of all the colors and/or patterns of the East Bloc rainbow! These are unissued and contain lots of wool, so a great deal.
History
When you decode the tags found on at least some of the blankets, you find out that at least some of these were made in a factory located in Bialystok. During the Communist Era, Polish factories weren’t given any esoteric gobbledygook names, instead, the name told you exactly what you needed to know. For example, “A Factory Located in City X that manufactures Butt Buzzers in the Name of This True Hero of Labor”.
The factory mentioned on the tag specialized in wool and wool-like textiles. It isn’t mentioned to whom these were sold but these kinds of thick blankets were often used in hotels, ships, and many other places as blankets on beds. There were no duvet covers, so you put an overly long sheet against the skin, then the blanket, and then folded the extra bit on top of the upper part of the blanket. That extra bit often had some nice embroidery. The tag also mentioned that these blankets once cost 2,500 zloty, which in the ‘70s was a few cents.
Features
In Poland, there was a thing that blankets were made super thick. Today it's almost impossible to find a good thick blanket without being filthy rich. If you can live with the fact that these come in all sorts of weird colors, here's a pretty good rag for a very reasonable price - especially since these are new old stock. The blanket measures about 150 x 200 cm (59 x 79”), but this can vary a bit from one blanket to the next. They weigh around 2 kilos (4.4 lbs) but that can vary a bit as well.
Materials and care
Made of a mixture of something and other fibers. Could be, cat hair, wool man hair, raccoon dog fur, acrylic, polyester or brick dust, hard to say. We believe these can be machine washed at 40 degrees Celsius (104 F). Hang dry.
Condition
Polish unissued surplus. Probably been stored away ever since the ‘70s or something. The details, colors, and patterns will vary in the spectrum of your imagination, as long as it follows the Socialist Norm.
Kierto Circular Economy
Return this product used but clean and unbroken, and you'll receive half of the product's original price as Varusteleka credits. Service is available only in Finland. Only Registered users can make Kierto returns. See more information about Kierto.
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Sami K. 15.08.2022 Verified purchase
Kolmantena listalla kuvioissa missä oksennus ei näy tulee TAZ 83. Hyvällä tavalla.
Ensimmäisestä kahdesta ei voi tykätä selvin päin eikä viidentoista voltin humalassa.
Tämmönen kannattaa pestä nuotiossa ennen ensimmäistä käyttökertaa tai käyttää rättinä öljynvaihdossa niin tuo oranssi ei hypi niin paljoa silmille.
Tai jos haluat elämääsi jännitystä: Jos asuinkumppanisi suosii kaikkia mielisairalaanvalkoisen eri sävyjä katosta lattiaan koko asunnossa saunaa myöten niin take the leap ja mene sohvalle nukkumaan tämmösen kanssa ja odota lopputulosta kun hän tulee kotiin.
Tästäkin huolimatta kuitenkin suosittelen lämpimästi tätä yhdellä pisteellä koska onhan se nyt jumalauta. (sic)



Saija K. 17.08.2022 Verified purchase



Tomi J. 18.08.2022 Verified purchase
Ostamassani huovassa ei ole villaa ollenkaan, vaan se on tuotelapun mukaan valmistettu jonkinlaisesta akryylin tapaisesta keinokuidusta (anilana) ja selluloosasta. Huopa on kyllä muhkea ja varmasti lämmin.



Joseph B. 29.08.2022 Verified purchase



Petri M. 30.08.2022 Verified purchase



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Lon A. 15.09.2022 Verified purchase
Not something one would expect for communist-block issue, but they are SO FREAKING SOFT!
Not to mention my cat will not sleep on her bed now, but that's another issue.
Great quality, still had the maker's paper tag on it. I may try my Bixby translate and see what mystical properties it contains.
I'm looking to get more when you get them back in stock!



Niko K. 18.09.2022 Verified purchase



Wilbur I. 22.09.2022 Verified purchase
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