Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till

Lot 22:

A Tailor’s Square and a Shoe Measure, English, c. 1890 (2)

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Start price: $35

Estimated price: $75 - $150

Buyer's premium: 20%

The first made of boxwood with brass angle reinforcement, in the shape of an L, the longest arm being 21 inches and the smaller being 12. Marked “ TAILOR & CUTTERS SQUARE” and produced for “The Tailor & Cutter”, a highly respected trade journal published in the late 19th and early 20th century in London. The folding shoe measure, also of boxwood with brass hinges, by E. Preston & Sons.