Ephemera Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Catalog, Sales |
Object ID |
2007.122 |
Scope & Content |
Fall and winter 1915 sales catalog for men, women, and children's undergarments made by Krossknit-Direct Mills Incorporated in New York. The catalog includes images of models wearing long underwear and other undergarments. Catalog also includes swatches of knitted cotton, wool, and blended fabrics. Union suits (also known as "emancipation union under flannel") were patented in 1868 as a less constricting undergarment for women. |
Title |
Krossknit-Direct Mills/Incorporated/River Ave. & E. 142nd St./New York/ Manufacturers of/High Grade Underwear/Sold to Consumers Exclusively/Fall & Winter 1915 |
Date |
1915 |