Suit
Object number2008.153.22 a-h
Retailer
Kaufmann's Department Store
(1871 - 2005)
Datec. 1910
Mediumwool; various metals; plastics
Credit LineGift of Lida Stell
DescriptionMen's black and white houndstooth wool suit comprised of jacket, pants, shirt, collar, bowtie, and collar studs.
Dimensions*Clothing measured laying flat*(a) Height: 32.5 ; Width @ Shoulders: 17.5; Length @ shoulder to cuff: 25
(b) H: 39.5 ; W @ waist: 17
(c) H: 31.5 ; W @ shoulders: 17.5 ; L of sleeve: 25
(d) H: 3.5 ; L: 15.75
(e) L: 33.5 ; W: 1.75
(f) [Approximate] H: .5 ; W: .625 Measured Together
(g,h) [Approx.] H: .5 ; W: .5
Inscriptions(a)
Yellow paper stamped to inside, proper left: "740" with something written on back.
(c)
Handwritten in black ink in collar: "L99-18" three times.
(d)
Handwritten in bottom center, in black ink, "L89-18".
Marks(d)
Stamp: "HK 6229 / FOR 15 1/2 SHIRT".
(e)
Label: "NUFLEX / ORIGINAL ADJUSTO-TIE / REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. / PAT.NO. 1488822-3-11-24 / F.R. & H. MAKERS-BALTO.MD. / EXCLUSIVE SIZE BAND FEATURE INSURES PERFECT FIT".
(f)
Prong: engraving, "BAER & WILDE" ; "RUM-A-PART / REGSTD".
Historical NotesThis suit belonged to Dr. Whitfield, the local doctor in Braddock, Pennsylvania, c. 1910. The suit was from Kaufmann's.
Previous owner
Dr. Whitfield
Terms
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Costumes Unlimited, Inc.
1941-1953
