NOTE BOOK, old account book, hand-written ready-reckoner of cloth measurements required for various items of male clothing
H2013.110
Narrow, oblong, green-mottled book with thick cardboard cover with green cloth spine. Inner pages are lined in blue and red, as in old account books. Handwritten, in ink, 'MEASUREMENTS./AND./AVERAGE. YARDAGE./REQUIRED. OF. CLOTH./AND. TRIMMING. MATERIALS./ USED. IN THE. MANUFACTURE./OF./MALE. WEARING.APPAREL.' The instructions are in yards and inches for men's and boys' apparel; three piece suits, two piece suits, trousers, 'miner and engineer overalls', combinations,' boys nickers', overcoats. Fabrics used in the manufacture are listed, including the 'WIDTH. OF. MATERIALS. USED. IN. TRIMMINGS'
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2013.110 |
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| Accession Date: | 13 Nov 2014 |
| Acquisition Year: | 2013 |
Material
| Cardboard/Paper | Cardboard cover with reinforced fabric binding containing multiple paper pages | 0 - Whole |
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| Linen/Textile |
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| Paper/Paper |
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Measurement
| length | 330mm | Of book |
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| width | 142mm |
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| depth | 1.4cm |
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