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Several different companies manufactured stocking suporters. At present the only companies we know of are American companies. Several different companies in the United States made many different styles of suspender waists. Many other companies manufactured them in other countries. One of the best known in America was
Buster Brown. The famous cartoon character
worn his trade-mark tunic style
Buster Brown tunic, usually red, with both long stockings and short socks. His long stockings, also sold by the company were both white and colored. It was therefore only natural to sell stocking supporters as well. Knothe Brothers in the United States made the Sampson Suspender Waists, an over-the shoulders-styule of stocking supporters. Beaudry also madre over-the-shouler stocking supporters. There was also the Kazoo waist, but I am not sure about the company that made it.
We note an antique display box for Athleta Hose Supporters from approximately 1910. The box has no date, but we can estimate the date fairly accurately by the price of these supporters at 15 cents a pair. Athleta is a brand name, we are not sure yet if it is also the company name.
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