German Long Stockings: Wäscheknöpfe / Waescheknoepfe 1950s)


Figure 1.--These dark brown cotton long stockings with ribbing and knitted "extra long" (extra lang) to cover the entire upper thigh date from 1952 in Germany. Many school children wore these long stockings at the time. Boys wore them with short trousers. They were supported by a Strapsleibchen (a white cotton bodice either front opening or back-opening) for boys and girls.

These dark brown cotton long stockings with ribbing and knitted "extra long" (extra lang) to cover the entire upper thigh date from 1952 in Germany. Many school children wore these long stockings at the time. Boys wore them with short trousers. They were supported by a Strapsleibchen (a white cotton bodice either front opening or back-opening) for boys and girls. They had four loop and rubber button hose supporters attached--two in front and two in the rear. Long stockings continued to be standard wear for school children in Germany in the erly 50s, but after mid-decade very rapidly went out of style. Knee become much more popular. Two other important factors affected long stockings. First, more boys began wearing long trousers and mothers were less inclined to insist on long stockings when the boy was wearing ling pants. Second, tights appeared in West Grmany during the late 1950s after which long stockings disappeared completely. (This transition occurred a few years later in East Germany.) We are not sure what the numbers on the tag mean. T A reader suggests, "The last two digits on the top entry may refer to 1952." A German reader speculates, "A speculation: '11/552' is the fabrication number (not the date/year), '9' is the size, and '26' is the price (in the old German Marks or Swiss Francs? No! Probably in Austrian Schillings - in 1950x about 4 German Marks or 1 to 2 US$, a reasonable prize at this time."







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