American Stocking Supporter Brands: Polly


Figure 1.--Here we can see the original box in which this brand of supporters was apparently displayed (and perhaps also shipped). The interior lid shows a brightly colored Pol Parrot, obviously the symbol of the brand "Polly" and meant, I suppose, to appeal to boys and girls. The box contains seven pairs of supporters--all of them sized 6-9, appropriate for boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 9. Put the cursor on the image to see an individual supporter.

The "Polly" brand of supporters was one we have never heard of previously. I'm not sure who the manufacturer was. It may have been a local brand, since a reader discovered a box of Polly supporters in California. Here are a pair of vintage Polly Brand Children's Hose Supporters dating from the 1920s. Here we can see the original box in which this brand of supporters was apparently displayed (and perhaps also shipped). The interior lid shows a brightly colored Pol Parrot, obviously the symbol of the brand "Polly" and meant, I suppose, to appeal to boys and girls. The box contains seven pairs of supporters--all of them sized 6-9, appropriate for boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 9. Hose supporters for boys and girls were usually made in three basic sizes or lengths--small (for children 2 to 5 years of age), medium (for children 6 to 9 years of age, and large (for children from 10 to 12).








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Created: 8:29 PM 11/22/2006
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