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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 584712, member: 56&quot;]The family story is that this was made by my grandmother from my grandfather&#039;s hand-me-downs for my father.&nbsp; That puts the date 1920/21.&nbsp; I know nothing about sizes.&nbsp; Maximum length as shown is about 16&quot;, and the waist is about 9 3/4&quot; across.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175383[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]175384[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a closer look at the principal fabrics:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175386[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]175388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the stitching at hems looks machine done to me, but the button holes look hand sewn.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175390[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>None of the 3 white buttons match: two are shell, the bottom one seems to be made of glass.&nbsp; But then, buttons do sometimes need to be replaced.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175396[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 2 brass buttons stamped Hill Brothers.&nbsp; The period clothing references I found to that name are for Hill Brothers Millinery Goods.&nbsp; Any chance these came from hats?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175397[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So what do you think?&nbsp; Does it look handmade?&nbsp; Is the story plausible?&nbsp; (There&#039;s a chance it could be from 20 years earlier.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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