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HC-041 · BURGUNDY · Historical · documented 1980–1989 · The Sixty-Six · 1980s record
Drop 1 · The RecordEdition of 25 per side · opens Fri 18 Sep 2026 · closes Sun 1 Nov 2026

What does a Burgundy hanky mean?

Scratching. Left pocket: Scratcher. Right pocket: Scratched.

Scratching — BURGUNDY hanky code print, left pocket: SCRATCHER
Left pocket · givesScratcher
Scratching — BURGUNDY hanky code print, right pocket: SCRATCHED
Right pocket · receivesScratched
ReferenceHC-041
ColourBURGUNDY · #6F1D1B
Era1980-1989
OriginHistorical · documented 1980–1989

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Where it comes from. Documented in Larry Townsend’s The Leatherman’s Handbook II (1983) and the Bob Damron charts (1980). Worn in San Francisco leather bars from 1972.

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Where it sits in the story

Documented from 1980 in the extended bar charts, burgundy in the left pocket told the room you were scratcher; in the right, scratched. Recorded in the Damron charts of 1980 and Townsend’s Leatherman’s Handbook II in 1983. This colour belongs to the community that made it; the print is our specification of it.

197220261973 · Standardised across US cities

Timeline stage: 1973 · Standardised across US cities. Read the full history →

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The code was read across a room, so what sits next to a colour matters. Nearest by eye, from the Oranges & corals family and beyond.

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