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HC-174 · PARCHMENT TAN · Extended historical · 2020–2025
Drop 2 · The RolesEdition of 25 per side · opens Mon 2 Nov 2026 · Family 48 hours early · closes Sun 22 Nov 2026

What does a Parchment Tan hanky mean?

Archivist / Historian. Left pocket: History Keeper. Right pocket: History Learner.

Archivist / Historian — PARCHMENT TAN hanky code print, left pocket: HISTORY KEEPER
Left pocket · givesHistory Keeper
Archivist / Historian — PARCHMENT TAN hanky code print, right pocket: HISTORY LEARNER
Right pocket · receivesHistory Learner
ReferenceHC-174
ColourPARCHMENT TAN · #CA985C
Era2020-2025
OriginExtended historical · 2020–2025

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The Study · one sideNumbered digital edition of 250 per side: the press-ready A3 file with the HANKY FAMILY® mark and HC-174 in the margin, certificate, provenance card, hanging spec. The full £30 is credited against the Edition within twelve months.
£30
Left · History KeeperRight · History Learner
The Study · the pairBoth pockets, hung the way you stand. Left gives, right receives.
£50
The Study pair
The Print · A3Giclée A3 on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm, made by Prodigi, our print partner, and posted to you rolled in a tube. Unsigned. A timed edition — open for the 21 days of its drop, then closed for good — numbered in the Register in order of sale, with the Register QR printed in the margin. Also in our TikTok Shop and on Etsy at the same price.
£60
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The Print · the pairBoth pockets, posted together in one tube.
£110
The Print pair
The Edition · Family onlyGiclée on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm, A3, 25 per side, signed, numbered, blind-stamped, entered in the Register and anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain. Open to members for 21 days from the drop date; when the window closes the edition closes at the number it reached. Pair £280.
£150
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Drop 2 · The Roles · Family early access Sat 31 Oct 2026 · opens Mon 2 Nov 2026 · closes Sun 22 Nov 2026.

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Where it comes from. Documented in later bar charts and community lists, 1980s–1990s. Part of the living record.

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Where it sits in the story

Archivist / Historian entered the code through the extended bar charts and community lists of the 2020–2025s. Left pocket: history keeper. Right pocket: history learner. Part of the living record — documented, argued over and revised by the people who wore it.

197220261980 · Extended bar charts · Damron

Timeline stage: 1980 · Extended bar charts · Damron. Read the full history →

Colours next to this one

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

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Same question, other answers

In the same cluster: Your place in the room.

Community Leader — TORCH GOLD hanky code print, left pocketCommunity LeaderTORCH GOLD · MOVEMENT LEADER / MOVEMENT MEMBERElder / Mentor — WISE SILVER hanky code print, left pocketElder / MentorWISE SILVER · COMMUNITY ELDER / MENTEEEvent Organiser — HOST PURPLE hanky code print, left pocketEvent OrganiserHOST PURPLE · ORGANISER / PARTICIPANTActivist — PROTEST RED hanky code print, left pocketActivistPROTEST RED · ACTIVIST LEADER / SUPPORTER
← HC-173 Elder / MentorRegister entryAll clustersHC-175 Event Organiser →

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