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(TRADE CATALOGUE). WANAMAKER & BROWN. "A Man with a Million Can Get No Better Trousers.". Philadelphia: [1898-99]. 4to. Five folding leaves. One printed board; on verso is a full leaf picture of the U.S. Battleship "Orego. Folding sample case. Some soiling to board picturing the "Oregon," otherwise fine. $125.00
With 24 samples of woolen fabric for men's trousers, showing finished and unfinished sides, each sample 2.5" x 3.5", in fine condition. "They come from American mills as invincible as the American navy." The "Oregon" was part of the American armada that defeated the Spanish in Cuba and the Phillipines. Not in Romaine. Truthfully, the fabric is excellent, as new. The "Oregon" was long ago scrapped.