Figure 1.-- This Ergee advertisement for children's tights appeared in a 1870s German catalo. This image is courtesy of the German Hosiery Museum. |
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Ergee was a Germam hosiery manufacturer. The firm made popular children's tights and stockings
with a synthetic wool-like yarn called "Ergolon" which boys and girls liked
because it did not scratch like earlier wool tights and stockings. Here you
see the popular logo of the "chick" which the boy is holding--a way of
advertising the softness of the yarn. These tights were obviously available
in various bright colors which appealed to younger boys and girls. Ergolon
was a synthetic yarn made from polyamide and polacrylics. The brightly
colored tights were apparently designed for younger boys as well as girls.
The older boys would presumably have preferred darker colors. Some boys wore
tights without shorts or long trousers at home for purposes of playing or just
relaxing. Normally they wore shorts, knickers, or long trousers over the
tights for school or other outside activities.
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