Editing Coal-silk 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BObject%20infobox%5Cn%7Cname%3D%5Cn%7Cimage%3D%5Cn%7Cmaker%3D%5Cn%7Cmade%3D%5Cn%7Cuse%3D%5Cn%7Cowner%3D%2A%5B%5BGeneral%20Oblation%20Board%5D%5D%5Cn%2A%5B%5BMalcolm%20Polstead%5D%5D%5Cn%7Clocation%3D%5B%5BNorth%5D%5D%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Object%20infobox%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <aside class="portable-infobox pi-background pi-europa pi-theme-wikia pi-layout-default"> <h2 class="pi-item pi-item-spacing pi-title" data-source="name">Coal-silk</h2> <div class="pi-item pi-data pi-item-spacing pi-border-color" data-source="owner"> <h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Owner</h3> <div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><ul><li>[[General Oblation Board]]</li><li>[[Malcolm Polstead]]</li></ul></div> </div> <div class="pi-item pi-data pi-item-spacing pi-border-color" data-source="location"> <h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Location</h3> <div class="pi-data-value pi-font">[[North]]</div> </div> </aside> ​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><b>Coal-silk</b> was a synthetic fibre in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lyra%27s%20world%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lyra%27s%20world%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLyra%27s%20world%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="/wiki/Lyra%27s_world" title="Lyra's world">Lyra's world</a>. The staff and children at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bolvangar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bolvangar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBolvangar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="/wiki/Bolvangar" title="Bolvangar">Bolvangar</a> were given synthetic coal-silk furs to wear in the cold, but they were not as warm as real fur, even when they were stuffed with coal-silk fibres. They were also used as shower curtains in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22North%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22North%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="/wiki/North" title="North">North</a>.<span data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22NL17%5C%22%3E%7B%7BRef%7Cbook%7C1%7C17%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-NL17_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-NL17_0-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="#cite_note-NL17-0"><span data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The tarpaulin on <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22La%20Belle%20Sauvage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22La%20Belle%20Sauvage%20%28canoe%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLa%20Belle%20Sauvage%20%28canoe%29%7CLa%20Belle%20Sauvage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="/wiki/La_Belle_Sauvage_(canoe)" title="La Belle Sauvage (canoe)">La Belle Sauvage</a></i> was made of coal-silk.<span data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22LBS12%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bref%7Cbook%7C6%7C12%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-LBS12_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-LBS12_1-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="#cite_note-LBS12-1"><span data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Appearances</h2> <ul><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Northern%20Lights%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Northern%20Lights%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorthern%20Lights%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="/wiki/Northern_Lights" title="Northern Lights">Northern Lights</a></i> </li><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22La%20Belle%20Sauvage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22La%20Belle%20Sauvage%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLa%20Belle%20Sauvage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" href="/wiki/La_Belle_Sauvage" title="La Belle Sauvage">La Belle Sauvage</a></i> </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1339-20497817055df7078a22f50" 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