{"product_id":"chicago-tailors-association-spring-and-summer-1930-made-to-measure-fabric-sample-book-archival-ephemera-archive","title":"CHICAGO TAILORS ASSOCIATION: SPRING AND SUMMER 1930 MADE-TO-MEASURE FABRIC SAMPLE BOOK \u0026 ARCHIVAL EPHEMERA ARCHIVE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago: 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKit 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents \u0026amp; Archive Breakdown:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabric Swatch Book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original Spring \u0026amp; Summer 1930 catalog featuring dozens of mounted wool, worsted, and tropical fabric swatches (including \"Guaranteed Fine Australian Woolens\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside Price List:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original Spring and Summer 1930 confidential agent price list sheet detailing wholesale costs for suits, coats, and trousers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrder Forms \u0026amp; Stationary:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unused R. A. Allen Tailoring Company order sheet featuring classic engraving of a tailor at work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasurement \u0026amp; Fitting Charts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Multiple unused measurement sheets detailing posture, shoulder, back, and build classifications (\"Corpulent,\" \"High Shoulders,\" etc.) and trouser style options.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReturn Postcards:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original paper-banded bundle of pre-addressed Chicago Tailors Association mailing postcards nested in the box lid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare and exceptionally complete survivor of American trade ephemera, offering a complete snapshot of Depression-era tailoring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOOK\/SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45466718306419,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0880\/2454\/files\/IMG_4565.jpg?v=1789139742","url":"https:\/\/www.shopbookshop.com\/products\/chicago-tailors-association-spring-and-summer-1930-made-to-measure-fabric-sample-book-archival-ephemera-archive","provider":"BOOK\/SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}