> Has anyone researched when dressmakers/tailors first starting putting labels > in their goods?
TO BE PICKY, it goes way, way back to the idea of tradesmen or craftsmen leaving thier mark in or on thier work (remember the joke about the Nike flash on the armour in A Knight's Tale?). It initially involved a notch, a hammered mark (in leather, for instance), a particular shaped stitch or letter stitched in to clothing to define the maker. I have no hard evidence as to when these vanity marks became more formal such as manufacturers' tags but vaguely recall reading early-to-mid-19th century as when it came about, in line with factory production, mail order catalogues, and so on. I hope this helps, if not, you can print it to line your cocky's cage, -C. ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
