Figure 1.--We begn to see boys wearing knee socks with knickers instead of long stocking in the late-1920s. Knee socks, often done in bright patterns were commonly worn with knicker in the 1930s. We also see the closures changing. Knicker in the 1910s and 20s had button closures. We see knickers commonly being done with an elasticized knee cuff in the 1930s. One manufactured combined the button and elasticized knee cuff closure. Cufrite knickers were offered with Majectic suits. The manufacturer was the Lauer Manufacturing Company. he knickers featured a distinctive knitted cuff which the comapny tells us was "acclaimed by many of America's leading stores as the most practical 'knitted cuff' knicker." We note an ad in the a 1930 Boybuyer feature this cuff on the Majectic suits.

We begn to see boys wearing knee socks with knickers instead of long stocking in the late-1920s. Knee socks, often done in bright patterns were commonly worn with knicker in the 1930s. We also see the closures changing. Knicker in the 1910s and 20s had button closures. We see knickers commonly beuing done with an elasticized knee cuff in the 1930s. One manufactured combined the button and elasticized knee cuff closure. Cufrite knickers were offered with Majectic suits. The manufacturer was the Lauer Manufacturing Company. he knickers featured a distinctive knitted cuff which the comapny tells us was "acclaimed by many of America's leading stores as the most practical 'knitted cuff' knicker." We note an ad in the a 1930 Boybuyer feature this cuff on the Majectic suits. Thev add copy read, "Cufrite Knickers --original destinctive --free of any obligation or resembance to any other product --are growing in popularity every day. Cufrite Knickers have especially constructed knitted cuffs to fit the legs of every boy -- and are conceded to be most outstanding because of their neatness in appearance and their advantages in paractical use. Available in four piece suits or as seoparate knickers." I am not sure what was meant by four-piece suits. Three-peace suits meant a vest inckuded. Four piece suits may have meant two pairs of knickers. Some suits came wityh a pair of knickers and a pair of long pants, but there is no indication here that anything but knickers are involved. The Lauer Manufacturing Company had an office at 15 E. 22d Street in New York City. We assume that ws the bisness address with manufactring facilities located elesewhere.

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