Figure 1.--This American fatm boy appears to be learning how to milk a cow probably in the 1910s. Notice the button fastening tab on his knickers has come loose. |
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We think that early knickers had button closures at the knee hem. The closure was on a ciff of strengthen material so it would hold up well. We have been able to find few images showing the closure because the knickers bloused over the cuff and closure. This is a topic we need to obtain more information to develop. Our basic assessment at this point is that knickers in the late-19th century and early 20-th century were mostly these button closures.
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