Figure 1.--Here we see the cover of a promotional comic book published by the Townsend-Ueberchein company, a manufacturer of boys' clothes. It ws published August 1931 as mothers were buying clothes for the new school year.. |
|
The company was Townsend-Ueberchein, a clothing manufacturing company located in St. Joseph, Missouri. We know very little about the company at this time, except that they were an official Boy Scout outfitter. The note their promotional comic magazine "The Knicker". We also have some infornmation on their product line in 1931.
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing catalog/magazine pages:
[Return to the Main mabufacturers page]
[Return to the Main "The Knicker" comic magazine]
[Return to the Main American mail order 1931 page]
[Return to the Main American mail order 1930s page]
[Main photo/publishing page]
[Store catalogs]
[Fashion magazines]
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing Web Site:
[Main U.S. page]
[Main U.S. 1930s page]
[Introduction]
[Activities]
[Biographies]
[Chronology]
[Cloth and textiles]
[Clothing styles]
[Countries]
[Topics]
[Bibliographies]
[Contributions]
[FAQs]
[Glossaries]
[Satellite sites]
[Tools]
[Boys' Clothing Home]
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing Web Site:
[Flat caps]
[Sailor hats]
[Buster Brown suits]
[Knickers]
[Short pants]
[Sailor suits]
[Eton suits]
[Rompers]
[Tunics]
[Smocks]
[Tights]
[Long stockings]
[Knee socks]
[Stocking supporters]
[Underwear]