A Bit of History: Angora SOP 1947-1950

The 1947-1950 Angora SOP does not contain a photo.  Whether a photo or photos of the English Angora or French Angora were in a different section of the SOP book, I don't know.   Over the years, Angora people asked why it took so long to get broken pattern accepted, here is your answer.  Click the above photo and read the first two sentences: "No points for color on white.  Whites to be disqualified if marked with any other color".      From this SOP all the way to the SOP in the 80s, broken could not even be considered for presentation as "any other color" on white was a disqualification.  

In the previous SOP 1934-1939 there was a lower weight limit of 6 pounds (assumed to be senior weight but not specified) but no upper weight limit.   In 1939-1944 SOP,  there was a lower weight limit of 5 pounds but no upper weight limit for English Type Woolers.  In the 1944-1947 SOP, the English Angora weight range were 5 to 7-1/2 pounds, no difference for buck or doe.   In this 1947-1950 SOP, the English Angora senior buck weight range was 5-1/2 to 7-1/2 pounds and senior doe 5-1/2 to 8 pounds.  You may note that this range is 1/2 pound more than the current range of English Angora weight.  

Also noted that the total points allocated to wool was 65 points, while the current standard is 57 points.

The points allocated to length in 1947-1950 was 15, density 30 and texture 20.   Current SOP points allocated to length is 12, density 25 and texture 20.   The ideal length range in 1947-1950 was 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches.   This length would be barely showable today.  
The lower half of this page is the French Angora standard.  The weight minimum is 7 pounds but no upper limit.   

  

The rest of the French Angora standard is at the upper part of this page.   It's interesting to note that at this point, the ear tuft was highly desired.   It specified severe cut in points on lacking ear tuft.   Today French Angora are considered as totally acceptable or even rewarded for a "clean" face.    The wool points allocated was 50 points (20 for density, 15 for length and 15 for texture) , less than the 55 points (25 for density, 10 for length and 20 for texture) today.