Townsend is not as limited as Deb suggests. Early 19th century stuff is
available, and some Civil War re-enactors rely on Townsend.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb Fuller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: costumes
> --- T W Moran <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Jas. Townsend & Son Inc. http://www.jastown.com amd Smoke & Fire Trade
> > Co. http://smoke-fire.com are to of the largest suppliers of renactment
> > clothes and paterns.
>
> Both are a bit too early for the 19th century as they are Colonial and
French
> and Indian War suppliers. You could get generic long trousers from them
but the
> women's clothing is really too early for the time period.
>
> Like someone else suggested before, I'd ask for volunteers to sew and have
them
> make the clothes with extra reenforcements so that they last. Sure they
won't
> be 100% period but these are for kids and for museum work. You want them
to
> last as long as possible and the public won't notice that there is extra
> hem-binding on the seams.
>
> Deb
>
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