Figure 1.--This is a detail the Pettigrew & Stephen January 1933 advertisement. We believe it appeared in a Glasgow newspaper. The illustration shows pajamas and overcoats.

Mail order catalogs and advertisements in the 1930s seem similar to the 1920s with some changes. We have a few Scottish items from the 1930s. They look very similar to the comparable Englidsh garments. Boys still commonly wore short trousers into their early teens. School wear seems an important part of the offerings for boys. Many wool garments would have actually been made in Scotland. A Scottish reader tells us, "Pettigrew & Stephens was a large department store situated in Glasgow which was 25 miles from Falkirk where I grew up. Even in the 1950s it was common for families to take the train to Glasgow to shop on local holidays. I was outfitted several times at this store and at the large Fraser store in Buchanan Street. Here is an advert with a variety of garments from 1933."

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A Scottish reader tells us, "Pettigrew & Stephens was a large department store situated in Glasgow which was 25 miles from Falkirk where I grew up. Even in the 1950s it was common for families to take the train to Glasgow to shop on local holidays. I was outfitted several times at this store and at the large Fraser store in Buchanan Street. Here is an advert with a variety of garments from 1933." We notice different types of school suits, overcoats, pajamas, school stockings, and underwear.

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