Two suggestions:

1. Talk to David Simmons at Old Sturbridge Village, which interprets a New
England farming village C. 1830s.

2. Ask reenactors who do the War of 1812-14. They can put you on to costume
designers/fabricators who can produce both military and civilian dress of at
least the early part of your period and probably the whole period. There are
many websites from which to choose.

Harry Needham
Special Advisor - Programme Development
Canadian War Museum
330 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0M8
Office: (819) 776-8612;  Fax (819) 776-8623;  [log in to unmask]
Home: (613) 831-1068;  FAX: (613) 831-9412;  [log in to unmask]


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> From:         Andover Historical Society[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Subject:      19th c. costumes needed
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> Since the topic of early 19th century costumes has come up, does anyone
> know
> of a source for them?  I have been looking for costume dealers but have
> been
> unable to find any.  We are looking for men's, women's and childrens
> clothing from the 1820s to 1840s.
> Tom Edmonds
> Andover Historical Society
> Andover, MA
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