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  1. Dinerman

    Thermo / Swansdown Knitting Company, Hudson, NY

    The Swansdown Knitting Co. was originally known as Beaver Mills, and was headquartered in Hudson, New York. In 1904, they took over a mill in West Sand Lake, and in 1906, took over a mill in Kinderhook Village. In the 1920s, the company was renamed "Thermo", after their best selling product...
  2. Dinerman

    The Visor Knitting Company, Niagara Falls, NY

    The Visor Knitting company was founded in 1904, (re)organized in 1908 and incorporated in 1910. It had business entities in both Niagara Falls, NY and Toronto, Ontario. Later the head of Canadian operation was shifted to Niagara Falls, Ontario. In 1922, the company employed 75 people, and had a...
  3. Dinerman

    The Standard Knitting Company - Cleveland, Ohio

    The Standard Knitting Company of Cleveland, Ohio was founded in 1900. Their factory was located at 2202-2210 Superior Ave, Cleveland Ohio. They had sales offices at 440 4th Ave, New York, NY, at 616 Medinah Bldg., 178 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL, and at 529 Boston Block, Minneapolis, MN. The...
  4. Dinerman

    A history of the cardigan sweater

    The cardigan can trace its name back to James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, who lived from 1797 to 1868, and is best known for leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. American advertisements for knit "Cardigan Jackets" can be found back into the 1850s. A description of the "Cardigan...
  5. Dinerman

    The H.B. Glover Co.

    The H.B. Glover Company was founded in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. They grew rapidly from the 1870s through to the turn of the century. Early on, the company was known for their Pajamas, but they quickly added shirts, overalls, and other items of workwear to their product line. By 1913, Glover was...
  7. Dinerman

    1930s - 1940s men's swimsuits

    Size 36 Jantzen http://www.ebay.com/itm/281123614037 Size 34 USN http://www.ebay.com/itm/281123619637 Size 42 USN http://www.ebay.com/itm/271225198651 Size 36 "Emo" http://www.ebay.com/itm/281123646313 Size 36 Jantzen Half-Hitch http://www.ebay.com/itm/271225349376
  8. Dinerman

    Guiterman Bros. Leather Jackets - 1910s and 1920s

    Following the references to leather jackets in a hunting context found in the 1920s ads in this thread, I found the jackets made by Guiterman Bros. in the 1910s. Looking at the knit cuffs and collar, as well as the fit and cut, you can really see why comparisons were drawn at this time between...
  9. Dinerman

    Leather Jackets in the 1920s

    What is now known as the "A-1" style of leather jacket came into vogue in the 1920s. The A-1 was adopted in 1927. By that point this style, adopted from golfers and sportsmen, had already been on the market for the better part of a decade. The separable bottom zipper wasn't invented until 1927...
  10. Dinerman

    Leather Jackets in 1905

    In the 1800s, leather jackets saw use mainly as protective garments. They were worn by lumbermen and by dockworkers, but had not entered the realm of "fashion". Many period descriptions of them described them as cold and cumbersome and their tailoring as being of poor quality. For outerwear...
  11. Dinerman

    The Fedora Lounge Guide to Blanket Mackinaws

    The Hudson's Bay Company introduced their distinctive striped "point" trade blanket in 1780. The blankets were used in the fur trade, traded in exchange for pelts. The "points" represented the size and weight of the blanket. The blankets were soon being tailored into hooded, belted "Capotes". A...
  13. Dinerman

    The Fedora Lounge Guide to Blanket Mackinaws

    The Hudson's Bay Company introduced their distinctive striped "point" trade blanket in 1780. The blankets were used in the fur trade, traded in exchange for pelts. The "points" represented the size and weight of the blanket. The blankets were soon being tailored into hooded, belted "Capotes". A...
  14. Dinerman

    The History of Zippers in menswear

    Pre-History In 1891, Whitcomb L. Judson invented the direct ancestor to the zipper, a new fastener for shoes and boots. He called it the "clasp locket or locket for shoes." In 1893, Colonel Lewis Walker saw this new fastener at the Chicago World's fair, and saw its potential. He backed the...
  15. Dinerman

    '10s-'20s Stetsons. 7 and 7-1/4

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/281120385608 Size 7 http://www.ebay.com/itm/271221600245 Size 7-1/4
  16. Dinerman

    Zippers come to jackets, 1927-1930

    The fully separable zipper was invented in 1927 by Gideon Sundback. It’s covered by patents 1813433 and 1813432. While the modern zipper was invented in 1913, its practical applications were somewhat limited due to an attached, non separable end. It worked on coverall suits and on full flight...
  17. Dinerman

    The Talon Shu-Lok : Snapjack shoes

    The Talon Shu-Lok fastener was first introduced onto the market in 1954. It was marketed towards children and young adults, as well as the elderly and arthritic. It remained in production at least until the 1970s, though it peaked around 1958. Velcro eventually filled its market niche. Talon...
  19. Dinerman

    The Surcoat by Talon

    In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the zipper company, Talon, Inc., marketed a line of coats. They were defined by zipper fronts (of course), along with a patented method of zipper attachment, where the zipper was attached to two separate pieces of fabric behind the opening of the coat. Despite...
  20. Dinerman

    Zippers come to Pants

    The first zipper (a C-Curity brand) was put into a pair of pants around 1905 and was a miserable failure, popping open at the slightest movement. The first successful modern zipper came onto the market in 1913. By the 1920s, zippers had started to show up on pants, but mostly were reserved...
  21. Dinerman

    Talon Zippers

    Below you can read news stories on the birth and history of the zipper, told over the years. While the basic story is consistent from one to the next, they all manage to add their own embellishments to make their word count. Depending on the source and the opinion of the author, the zipper was...
  22. Dinerman

    Imitation Leather

    Early imitation leather was produced under such trade names as Boston Leather, Pantasote, Chase Leather, Keratol, Mule Skin, Fabrikoid, Naugahyde and more. Naugahyde was first sold in 1916 by the United States Rubber Company, headquartered in Naugatuck, CT.
  23. Dinerman

    A Guide to Fabrics

    You may find this period guide to fabrics useful, particularly for fabrics and weaves which are no longer common. Originally published 1906, I have transcribed this dictionary of textiles from the revised 1925 edition of Textiles and Clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson, revised by Charlotte Gibbs...

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