Finishing the Pipe Tomahawk | 1700's | HISTORY | BLACKSMITHING |
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Peter finishes the haft for his pipe tomahawk and then enjoys a quiet smoke by the fire. He also discusses the evolution of the tomahawk from the early 1700's to the present.
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A fine piece of history recreated by great craftsmen, and thanks for the history lesson Peter
Glad you enjoyed it, Elwood.
How you talk is part of who you are. Don’t change anything.
Well Paulette, if you would, thank you, lol!
I do dare venture to say, Woodland..., just as Miss Paulette Mann does, I LIKE the way You talk!
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Rick Bonner Pennsyltucky
Kind of you to say!
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Rick
As above Peter. The way we talk is part of our personality. No need to change the way you speak and it’s very rude of someone to suggest you should!
A fine work of art by a master craftsman. And a great history review.
Thanks so much, encouraging words indeed.
1st timer here... Man, well done! This pipe axe video just earned you another well deserved subscription. Every kid should see you teach, so they may be inspired to do something constructive with their hands.
I’m sincerely flattered, Stephen for your kind words. Glad you found.
Beautiful pipe tomahawk
Thank you kindly
Don't change your colloquialisms.
It's part of who you are.
A kind comment indeed.
You are a real natural , with a true great gift for communication . Your videos are the most professional out there. I agree , Simeon England is a great guy.
Very encouraging words, Stephen, thank you.
Well done Peter! I'm an actual pipe smoker. I wonder what the fellows down at my local tobacco shop would say if I walked in with a pipe hawk sat down and lit it up!.... lol. Again well done. The handle grain is amazing is it tiger maple?
Gotta love the smell of good pipe tobacco. Some call it tiger maple but, in the era we portray it was known as curly maple.
Great job. I would have liked to see how you wrapped the leather on the handle to do the final mounting of the pipe tomahawk though.
Quite simple, … I cut the leather to fit the diameter of the haft and set the head. It mounts as solid as if it had wedges like you see used on hammers and axes. Once the leather is compressed it is on there very solidly. The leather should be very thin. The last step is to drill through the pipe bowl, through the leather and the haft until you intersect with the hole running through the haft. I hope this helps.
Old timer thank you for the history lesson I enjoyed that , sometimes RUclips just nails it with the algorithm 🤘
Glad you enjoyed it. Old timer is it now, we’ll as they say, if the shoe fits. Thanks for your interest.
Brilliant work! Don't forget to keep sage in the bowl & stem to keep out evil spirits when storing the pipe........ATB
Words of wisdom, I was not aware but, I’ll be practicing from here on in . Thanks for sharing.
Afghanistan vet, 2007 to 2008 then 2010 to 2012 (not a typo I did a back to back tour) I carried an SOG Fusion hawk (replica of the Vietnam hawk) just like he shows when talking about Afghanistan and I still have it.
My hats off to you sir. Thanks for your interest in our channel.
July 28th to the 30th, the Gunmakers fair in Kempton, PA. You can bring your tomahawk and enter it for judging. All the gunmakers and accoutrement makers will be their with their wares. You would love it.
I would indeed, Jack. Won’t be around as we’re heading for the Yukon … canoeing the Yukon River. Next year perhaps, it sounds like my kinda show. I am heading down your way in May to Martins Station.
Thanks for another top video diary, I've seen all your others and still eagerly look forward to your new offerings. Wishing you continued good health and inspiration; to you and yours. Kind regards, Steve from darkest Shropshire, England (Still loyal to the King.)
For King and country, that is why you should join this fight, lol. Glad you enjoyed, Steve.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you for sharing this live history videos
Thanks Earl.
You are welcome my friend
Another amazing episode of the best show on RUclips. Keep it up.
Thank you, flattering words indeed.
Wonderful job Peter! I had the pleasure of meeting Simeon England at the Fort Frederick Market Fair last year. His presentation on the “tomerhawk” was greatly informative. I purchased one of his hawks as well
A great presenter and a great artisan. You have a true family heirloom,
Peter you skipped your rocker next to you.. did you build it?
Great pointers using lantern suet, dear antler piece. Beautifully made.
Don’t use that for tobacco.
Easy to say using it for historical purposes. I smoked Cigarettes for longer than I want to say.
I did not, Linda. A neighbour made it for me. Your spot on about the difficulty of quitting, so good on you.
Beautiful job, Peter. As always!
Many thanks, Jack.
Peter I was privileged to hold that pipe hawk head in my hand along with the original hawk at Pricketts Fort under Tohey’s fly. Thrilled to see it came out to be a beautiful working piece! Did I spy the buffalo hair hat in this video you won at the auction? Great video too!
Nice meeting you down there and yes, it is knitted from buffalo wool and will serve me well on my winter treks.
A Beautiful job Peter! The set up you had to drill that perfect hole is something to behold! It’s funny how we learn these simple methods from masters of their art. My Mentor was born in 1889 and died 1981. Aside from being a Dear Friend he taught me well. I was in my 20s and he visited my shop one summer day. He commented on the smells of wood and shellac, the delightful memories it created for him. He said, this will make you mad but you see all this work you have here? It’s going to take you 6 or 8 weeks to do. It would take me about two weeks. I couldn’t believe he could make me mad but it did a bit. Then John said, it will take you longer because you have to think about it. I don’t think about that it but just do it. In later years Peter I realized what John was saying, that you become a master of your work when you don’t have to think about it anymore, you just do it. I’m sure you can relate to this. You’ve said you’re not a master of none but a jack of all trades, EH? In reality you are a master of many by my observation. Experience in living life makes us masters in many ways. Baking a fine apple pie is an art. So everyone is an artist in some respect, even if it’s relating well with others. I know my words are lengthy here but you are inspiring Peter!
About tobacco/alcohol and the Old/New World. The Indigenous used their tobacco in sacred ways while Europeans used alcohol in sacred ways as well, to seal a deal, toasting and so on. So the sacred things in each culture became addictions to the other. It’s a good example of abusing a sacred thing and the results in doing so. Well I’ve become long winded, or I should say long buttoned quite enough,eh? Hey, I’ve always enjoyed eh, eh? Kind Thanks once again Peter! You are a Master indeed of many things. One of them is sharing knowledge and wisdom. As one of your fans that you provide joy to, I am very grateful to your Clan! Peace, Joy, Abundance and Life! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Thanks Dave. Jobs that seem overwhelming like fort builds have to be undertaken with the mindset of, it is about the journey not the destination. One log at a time I tell myself. T hanks for the kind words.
You need to put a hollowed , cleaned, filed and polished squirrel leg bone into the smoking end to act as the extension piece for the mouth to draw smoke from.
You did very nice work on that pipe hawk.
I'm a blade smith so I appreciate the work that went into forging that.
Thank you sir and that is a great idea, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful piece of craftsmanship!
Thank you very much, Tom.
Amazing result Peter. Grand piece of art indeed and an object of contemplation.
Actually, Denis, your weaving is an object of contemplation. This is more brute strength and countless hours of filing.
Hi Pete don t change your Canadian saying s I m from Massachusetts and every on know were Im from when i speak
A true sign of our roots, Steve. One should always be proud of that!
Hey Peter! My Cousin SFC George Meltzer carried a H & B Tomahawk and a sawed off 12 gauge Shotgun in his multiple tours of Vietnam. He referred to them both as, "Ideal weapons for an Infantryman.", and he would have been in a position to know! His real life experiences have had a great influence on my attempts to reenact an 18th Century Frontiersman. You have made a good looking Pipe tomahawk that will serve you well for a long time to come.
Thanks, Martin. I plan on sewing a sheath and it will become a constant companion.
Funny, i served with a Meltzer in Iraq. SSG
@@JasonHolody76 Hi Jason! We're all over the place! From what Family History I'm aware of... there is the German Branch from around Baden in Southern Germany (Heidleburg in particular!). Then there are the ones that took Catherine the Great up on her offer and ended up along the Volga. Last, but not least, there is a Jewish Branch as well! Do you recall SSG Meltzer's first name?
Kind of nutz to think that Europeans basically future shocked the natives. From neolithic (new stone age) straight up to the early modern/ Tudor era. Skipped right over the development of metals such as bronze and iron by the natives.
If I remember correctly some native cultures in north America used some copper because it can be smith cold, but it was not very popular because they find stone tools more efficient. Copper was used most for jewelry and some small knives and needles, but mostly for jewelry and ornaments similar to gold that was used in south and middle America by Inkas and other cultures
@@wieczor666pl yeah but the defining characteristic is the smelting of metals, it's even noted that use of gold and copper for ornamentation was normal in the Eurasian new stone age. Even with how advanced some of the cultures were, they were still smack middle of the new stone age. Meaning Europeans blasted the natives forward about 12,000 years in advancement over night.
Every American conflict from the French & Indian war to present, has used the tomahawk. Also the Delaware ( Lenape ) mixed dried sumac leaves to their tobacco giving it a unique smell.
That is interesting about the sumac leaves, thanks for sharing.
Good day Peter & Cathy.
I must say Peter you are certainly full of it, history that is;)
I love your 18th century horizontal boring mill, would it have other uses besides pipe making?
Cheers from the Kinlin Hwy
How goes it Ed? They used similar devises for boring the ramrod hole in the gun blank.
Good afternoon my friend. Well done on the working tomahawk, you should be proud. As always I appreciate the history lesson that you share.
Tobacco is a bad habit for sure and very difficult to break the addiction. 9 months now I've been smoke free.
Have a blessed weekend and thank you for sharing. Appologies for having not emailed you back yet. Be safe and we'll see you down the road....
Thanks, Michael and good on you for giving it up … not an easy task!
Delightful.
As always, the tale you tell, interwoven with history and personal accounts is well conceived and presented.
Thanks to both you and Cathy .
Delightful is a wonderful and encouraging compliment, thanks, Stephen.
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! I am curious about the gasket you mention. It's the first I have heard of this and would like to know more and possibly see it in the assembly stage. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
Without the leather gasket they simply won’t smoke. I should have shown it in more detail.
What kind of stain did you use? Love the episodes! Keep up the great work especially talking about "a we bit of history".
Aqua fortress and than a fine gun oil. Numerous coats and rubbed in.
Great info Peter!!
Thanks Ronnie!
Yet another great video, Peter! I need to fire up my forge before the weather gets too hot down here in Kentucky, and that is certainly a worthy project. Great job, and an heirloom piece for sure! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It is a great project, Gregory and for the record, I don’t envy your heat and humidity down in your parts.
awesome as usual my Canadian neighbor.
Kind words, Charles, thank you.
Thank you Peter for another Great lesson in American history I never learned in school!👍
My pleasure, sir … so much we were not taught in school.
Again, love the wee bits of history. I had no idea that tomahawks are being used even today. Fascinating. ❤️
I know, that seems crazy, Jeff but, a reality. Thanks for the compliment.
When I’m asked why I smoke a pipe for 40 years of my 65 trips around the sun, I refer to Mark Twain.
“when they used to tell me I would shorten my life ten years by smoking, they little knew the devotee they were wasting their puerile word upon - they little knew how trivial and valueless I would regard a decade that had no smoking in it!" (Mark Twain Letter to Joseph Twichell, December 19, 1870)
What a fabulous quote, sure wish I’d used that before we uploaded our video! Thanks for sharing.
A thing of beauty and a joy to behold forever! Thank you for sharing, and all that you do.
I kinda like how it turned out, Bradly … appreciate your interest.
That was festinating about the use of the different Tomahawk heads and their use...
Indeed, I love to see the evolution of things.
Beautiful. Smoked a peace pipe once taste odd smelled funny every one got veerry peaceful and then very hungry 😊😊😅😅😅
Peter Thanks for the Pipe Tomahawk History Lesson! Great Job.
Thank you. I gifted it to a good friend so must now make another.
So many accomplishments its mind blowing.!
I’m a firm believer that anyone can do pretty much anything if they only have the passion. Thanks for your kind words, Cheryl.
veľmi KRÁSNA práca!
pozdravujem všetkých zo Slovenska !!!
Greeting from this side of the pond. Thanks for your interest.
My ancestors have made a fortune off tobacco, both in but you could say he was Scotch IrishVA and later in GA. I vividly remember seeing the check my grandfather got for his tobacco crop in the mid 1950’s. It was for $76,000 and change. He farmed 2,500 acre s in South GA. He smoked Prince Albert. In a pipe. He was a retired roundhouse Superintendent for the ACL Railroad. His family was from Scotland.
i used to smoke a pipe. The best smoking pipe i ever had was not an old briar or meerschaum, but a reproduction, long stemmed clay pipe I bought in Williamsburg.
a nice video Pete and Kathy
Same here, nothing smokes better than a clay.
Where's the whiskey?
As the song goes, Millie “ There’s whiskey in the jar”.
Wauw this man is amazing! He's giving a personal reaction to every comment in this section.
Thanks for your interest in our channel. The way I see it, if someone takes the time to both watch and comment on our endeavour, responding is the least I can do.
What a beautiful hawk Mr.Pete!!!!! I was so happy to see a new video...I was needing a wee bit of a Woodland Escape! Take care....Robin
Thanks 👍.
This vid, of which I thank both; 'Emperor Peter and Empress Catherine'...brings 2 mind the 'not-so-kind' phrase directed to 'some men's' women..."The ol' battle axe! Now it says that; "Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes." (Wikipedia). Is this then an insult or rather a proclamation of 'defeat' when it came 2 arguments? In either case, perhaps the need of a; Pipe Tomahawk, shared btw. the 2 arguing sides would mellow the situation of conflict eh? (sorry, no apologies 4 my use of 'eh') LOL! 'It started with; Cain, who brought the great pain, of spilling his brothers life's blood to the ground. And since that time, a man's heart decides if a tool is for good use or to destroy.' Lovely job of crafting Peter! Health and God Bless! " The axe forgets what the tree remembers." (African proverb). :)
Well now that is food for though. I’m sticking with the calling the woman an old battle axe as nothing less than a compliment! As to your quote, one of the best to date. Love receiving your posts!
Making this movie was a wonderful idea, thank you very much. Unfortunately there are only few movies about making pipe tomahawks.
Yes, you are right, there are not too many out there.
Well done Peter! A beautiful - and working - pipe tomahawk. You look very relaxed and satisfied in the last scene. Enjoy!
I am always relaxed my friend! We have the 49th coming next weekend … there is still time!!!
THANK YOU for this 'wee bit of history!' YOUR pipe tomahawk is coming along splendidly. Personally, I regret that their best use (other than smoking) was as a weapon. I had always assumed that the sharp edge was good for cutting. Now I know better.
Well in a pinch, James, if sharp, it might do the job!
Hi Peter, excellent piece! You always bring great education, craftsmanship and history to your viewers. Good job buddy, take care see ya on the next 18th century adventure!👍
Thanks, Gil, see you down the road.
That's a beautiful finished pipe hawk Peter! Nice work! Please don't change your way of speaking. I love meeting people from all over the world and hearing their different accents and slang words. It's part of who we are. My Pennsylvania accent always gets people cracking jokes and I love it.😅
Thank you, I’ll do just that.
You're right, smoking has its drawbacks!!! LOL.
Question. Was the axe part used as a weapon/tool & the pipe for ceremonial or the whole unit ceremonial and a 'axe- only' unit as a weapon? Seems as though there would be high breakage rate otherwise.
They were used primarily as a weapon and although they look frail in the haft, it is made from maple. The pipe end was also used as a weapon. The famous Simon Kenton was knockout with the pipe side of a hawk and died years latter with an indentation in his skull.
My brother's friend was a Micmac and used a Tomahawk in Viet Nam. Thought it was just because he was an American Indian. Lots of soldiers brought family weapons to that war like Bowies, shotguns and such.
It was a crazy war indeed, Gregg… can’t begin to imagine what being a foot soldier was like.
For someone who dosent endorse smoking you lit that up pretty naturally😂
I don’t indorse it, but I didn’t say I was good at it, lol. I smoked a pipe for years and still pick up a pinch if I’m going to an event.
That is a beautiful Pipe Tomahawk you made Peter, and a wonderful video you and Cathy made. Thank you.
Thank you kindly, Richard, glad you enjoyed.
Congratulations,. Peter, you did it!! A very great accomplishment in your life.
Thank you so much, Jan … kinda pleased with how it turned out.
Hey, I got a proper answer to my question about them! 🙂
So I always see images/videos of frontiersmen carrying those, but if they were so bad for wood processing, did they carry something else for longer trips, or perhaps it was more prudent to just make tiny fires for cooking, and there was no need for anything more than twigs?
And the pipe/tomahawk must have been more ceremonial, right? If you cut out the centre of the shaft, you loose a heck of a lot of strength.
Last bit is that pipe smoking is a bit of a lost art. My grandpa smoked one for about 60yrs. He could smoke a whole bowl with one match, amd not have to huff and puff non stop. One trick is to put your thumb over the bowl to restrict air flow, and then draw on it. When it’s almost out, this really fires it up again with little effort. I think packing the bowl correctly helped a lot too. If I remember right it needed to be well filled, but not packed super hard. Like a good mass, but it could still breathe a little.
Anyway, great job on the blacksmithing and what a gloriously pretty stick to go with it!
They were indeed used as a weapon an a prominent war tool for approximately 50 years. I believe it quite safe to assume, they didn’t cut fire wood but, simply burned dry material. That’s how I trek.
That's really a great video. My only comment is that you are a glutton for punishment. I gave up using a brace and long drill bit immediately after I drilled my first ramrod hole. I was sore for weeks leaning into the brace. Never Again!
I hear you, David … kinda a slow learner.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Why would the fighting tomahawk be straight on top?
Unlike a woodworking tool, the extended curve was not required but, more importantly, when carried at one’s side it was less likely to break injury the owner.
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Thank you 😊
Enjoyed your video. The first millionaire in the United States was in Henderson kentucky and it was due to the sales of tobacco it was shipped in large wooden barrels to England and Europe. From what was called scuffle town bottoms near the mouth of the Ohio and green river where they meet .
Thanks for sharing the fine history, Tom.
Wow, that turned out fantastic. I love the piece of wood you selected. I have to ask you, did you put Prince Albert in the bowl? 😊 Thank you for doing all of the research you do to teach me history.
Thanks Cathy and I actually had some very old Captain Black tabbacky. Kinda like latching ones lips on the exhaust of a Massey Ferguson tractor, lol.
Outstanding!
Thank you kindly, Steve.
love the Tomahawk. I have several.
Thanks, Robert.
Great video Thank you.
Glad you liked it, Bernie.
Spike on modern tomahawk was used in Afghanistan to chip holes in the dried mud walls for observation or firing loops/ports.
Well now, I didn’t know that but, it makes sense. Thanks for sharing.
Love your channel. It's full of good information and history. That's a work of art hang it up on the wall please.
Thanks Kent. That guys going to get a scabbard sewn and I’ll be wearing it from here on in.
Nice job Peter! There are several real ones at Fort Malden and Simon Girty's cane. I enjoy learning about how the kin folk lived 250 year's ago.
Thanks Dave. It figuring out they did things that drives my passion for history.
Thanks for another great video Peter and Cathy. The finished product looks pretty.
Our pleasure, and thank you.
I do like the history of the tomahawk/belt axe. A dedicated tomahawk can indeed be a viscous weapon. I’ve probably abused several of the Cold Steel line by using them for wood working
I’m sure in a pinch they would have as well.
That truly is grand. Thank you both for the lesson and the uplifting feeling of history revisited.
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed.
Peter! That was a "just plain fascinating" historic account! Love when you give all of us a "wee bit of history!"
I’m flattered, sir, thank you so much.
Very cool Tomahawk, amazing how Craftsmanship brings to life these wonderful tools. You and Cathy paint a wonderful Portrait of the past.
Kind words, Roger, thank you for the encouragement.
Congratulations, Peter. That is not an easy project to "ace" on the first attempt. My best to all.
Thank, Hayward but, I did have a lot of help. I’m now ready to make the next one on my own!
What a piece of art. And to be able to break it in with a peaceful smoke after the long journey of learning to make it.
I must admit is was a very calming hour or so by the fire. Appreciate you following our endeavors, Michael.
This has got to be one of my favorites! Smok'in that Tomahawk! Thanks so much!
Thanks Howard … the darn thing performed just fine!
Awesome pipe, great presentation, thoroughly enjoyed the history
Thank you kindly!. Danny.
Im so so so happy I found this channel.
That makes two of us. We appreciate your interest and support.
That is a beautiful piece, great craftsmanship 👍😁💪🏻
Thank you very much!
Peace...Be calm and thoughtful. May your prayers be answered.
Thanks, Al.
Wow. Very well done. That pipe, I mean tomahawk is beautiful. Very interesting concept.
Thanks Steven … kinda like the way it turned out.
Recent subscriber and very much enjoying your videos sir.
Thanks and welcome, Rick, we’re glad you’re enjoying.
For some reason RUclips wouldn't let me like this video .
Being a creator on RUclips, all I can say is, you can’t figure out how they work. I’ll take your compliment in spirit, Pete.
Nice job! And it smokes! Very authentic indeed.
Thanks, Kenny.
The tomahawk looks fantastic! Thanks for the bit of history too!
You bet, Jeff, glad you enjoyed.
Greetings from Texas! What a terrific end result, sir, and I couldn't be happier to have recently discovered your channel! One question I have is whether or not regularly smoking the pipe-hawk would weaken or compromise the shaft itself over time in any way.
Glad you found us and we appreciate your interest. I can’t say for certainty regarding your question but, I would doubt it would have any effect.
Its tooo cool, beautiful job. I bet the "CARTEL" would pay you big bucks for those.... JK😁😁😁😁
Thanks, Judy but, rather than sell it to them, perhaps it would be better served to use it against them!
@@TheWoodlandEscape LOL, Your totally right.........
Great video Peter….
Thanks, Doug.
Very cool!
that is indeed grand ! awesome watching you make this
Thanks, Greg.
That is a beautiful pipe tomahawk. Very finely made. Nice work. interesting to see the originals to. As a pipe smoker and a tomahawk enthusiast, I strangely don't yet have a pipe hawk. I have smoked one though. Sitting around the fire at a rendezvous I shared one with a couple fellas. One of them said " do ya suppose that back then, sanitation being what it was, that they would have washed the residue of dried blood out of the bowl before firing it up?" Anyway.. I always enjoy your videos. I don't mind the aye at all. I don't live far from Canada and a lot of people around here say that to. Although the accent is slightly different. Take care
I’m a thinking that they’d have smoked it straight up, well if not the blood they might have removed some lingering hair, lol. I love regional differences in accents as well.
I love It! Peter that's one fine looking piece of wood you have there for a hawk handle. I have some Ojibwe Kinnickinnic to break that pipe in LOL. Peter a friend of mine ran the Fort Ancient earthworks & Nature Preserve here outside of Lebanon, Ohio. He is an Archaeologist and they had growing on the grounds there a tobacco plant, found in a cave in a stone jar in Indiana sealed with clay and in that jar was many kinds of seeds and one was this ancient tobacco that they germinated and grew it, it was estimated to be over 2000 years old stash. I have some of that seed and have grown it in the past and am trying to germinate some now. Be safe out there! IIByrds
Be careful with that plant. According to my research, the original tobacco had 19 times the nicotine content of modern tobacco. Natives would inhale bowls full of the plant prior to warfare. Just marine for a moment this charged up Warrior carrying my pipe tomahawk … no thanks!
I was told by this friend that they would just the leaflet off the seed pods that was what was used for ceremonial or like just before war. When I got home last night I have tobacco plants sprouting 😂 these only get like two foot tall and have yellow bloom's.
Excellent old friend I want one of them to 😮😅😅
Thanks, John.
What finish did you put on the handle? Aqua fortis, followed by BLO and bees wax?
Aqua fortis and as I recall, about 5 coat of hand rubbed linseed oil.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Awesome! Thanks!
Peter! Another absolute gem of a short film from you both! In this busy modern world people need to step out of time and just enjoy the old ways. Oh and by the by, you speak the Kings English with a lilt to it which is perfect for your work on here. Thanks.
Thanks so much and thanks for your interest.
I think this time you might have played some Reggae for the outro music.
Actually it is quite an old tune, I believe the 19th century … they were a head of their time, lol