I can't help you with the book but it would be very cool to have something like that.
However, having said that, I know that I have a couple of patterns, let's say Butterick 1234, dating in two separate decades. There's only so many 4-digit numbers available and they are recycled constantly. I searched through my vintage pattern collection and looked on the envelopes in the small print and on the instruction sheets and was able to find most of the copyright dates for my patterns from the 30s on. It took a couple of days, so now I search for it once I get a new pattern and put a piece of archival paper with notes (copyright 1942, missing sleeve cuff piece #7, manufacturing folds, unused, etc.) into a clear, archival comic book envelope with the pattern. I've got mine filed by decade and by year if possible. (I know, fussy.) LynnD On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Cascio Michael <rosen...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello the list, > Many years ago someone published a book, I think, that listed ranges > of pattern numbers for the Big 3 by year they were issued. I don't recall > the name of the book since I wasn't doing vintage patterns then. I can > figure out decade from the covers of the pattern but would like to be more > accurate than general decade. Something to the effect of Simplicity 1001 > to 1075 was published in 1937 or something similar. Any help with the book > title much appreciated. > > > Cassandra > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
