CHICAGO TAILORS ASSOCIATION: SPRING AND SUMMER 1930 MADE-TO-MEASURE FABRIC SAMPLE BOOK & ARCHIVAL EPHEMERA ARCHIVE
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Chicago: Chicago Tailors Association / R. A. Allen Tailoring Company, 1930. Original Commercial Sample Set. Complete tailor's salesman kit housed in its original corner-stapled cardboard mailing box with original 2-cent postage stamps and printed mailing label addressed to Hanska, Minnesota.
Kit Condition: Near Fine overall; remarkably well-preserved commercial archive. Swatch volume shows some handling and edge wear to soft card covers with two water-spots on cover. Contents complete with all mounted fabric samples intact. Accompanying ephemera is extraordinarily clean and unblemished.
Contents & Archive Breakdown:
Fabric Swatch Book: Original Spring & Summer 1930 catalog featuring dozens of mounted wool, worsted, and tropical fabric swatches (including "Guaranteed Fine Australian Woolens").
Inside Price List: Original Spring and Summer 1930 confidential agent price list sheet detailing wholesale costs for suits, coats, and trousers.
Order Forms & Stationary: Unused R. A. Allen Tailoring Company order sheet featuring classic engraving of a tailor at work.
Measurement & Fitting Charts: Multiple unused measurement sheets detailing posture, shoulder, back, and build classifications ("Corpulent," "High Shoulders," etc.) and trouser style options.
Return Postcards: Original paper-banded bundle of pre-addressed Chicago Tailors Association mailing postcards nested in the box lid.
A rare and exceptionally complete survivor of American trade ephemera, offering a complete snapshot of Depression-era tailoring.
