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Hosiery industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Holeproof Hosiery Company brochure

 Collection
Accession: 1998-253
Abstract:

Founded in 1901, Holeproof Hosiery Company was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin firm that produced men's and women's hosiery, underwear, lingerie and men's pajamas. Carl Freschl (1842-1911) was the founder and his son, Edward Freschl (1877-1930) was the first president of the company. This advertisement brochure for the Holeproof Hosiery Company consists of two Illustrations that show a woman putting on shoes (back) and a woman on the phone (front). The inside contains an a photograph of a woman demonstrating the "extra stretch top" of the stockings.

Dates: circa 1920