Posted 7 years ago
rocker-sd
(119 items)
I just got these striped denim pants at a auction. they are New Old Stock, Never worn. They have all their original labels. I think they either came from Deadwood or Spearfish South Dakota 1900's general stores. The auction was for a gentleman that worked for the The Homestake Mine in Lead S.D for thirty years as a purchaser. He also was a collector and hoarder. I also purchased a several advertising posters for Work clothes and boots, which I will post later. I would be interested in hearing any thoughts from vintage clothing collectors.
Those pants are too cool!
When I first saw them, I thought they were from the sixties or 70's groovy period. On closer inspection I realized they were closer to 1900!
Thanks for the Love , PostCardCollector, fortapache, TassieDevil and Manikin
I'm not so sure they're that old. What does the white label say? What is the material? What is the button made of?
The White Label reads: This GOLD DIGGER, Will Wash and Give Satisfaction, Do Not Use Hot Iron on Elastic, Do Not Clean With Benzine or Gasoline.
There is no labeling relating to material, but my guess is that it is a cotton denim or canvas. The buttons are a Black painted metal. The Button on the Watch pocket is a red painted metal.
Elastic, though around in the 1800s, didn't see much use till the late 1920s for clothing; zippers too, for future reference-- in fact, I saw an add from the '30s for 'buttonless fastener' or a zipper. LOL. Care instructions are seen on some early clothing, though they were not mandatory till 1971. Clothes were still being washed with gasoline in the 1940s, though by WW2 that practice came to a near close due to rationing. My biggest concern is that the labels look fully machine-made. While you see this back in the 1930s, they were generally hand-sewn and undecorative until the 1950s. Most clothes were locally made in the earlier days, whereas this looks like a national company.
With all this, I'd put this item at circa the 1930s.
If you can find a WPL on it, with a number after that, it's circa the 1940s. And, if it has an RN, circa the 1960s. WPL was seen on clothes into the early 2000s. RN is still used. These are registration numbers.
Thanks for your thoughts SpiritBear, I'll continue researching. One thing not apparent in the listing is all the other new old stock items for sale at the same auction. everything pretty much dated into the teens, and came from a store that was closed in the early twenties.
Thanks for the Love rockbat
It may have closed then, but most buildings were used for storage if nothing else. We'd have to study the history, not given by the auction-house, of the place and its uses since then.
Thanks for the Love, officialfuel