2 Fine 2-Color Monelite Corset Exhibit Ads, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Nice "Van Orden Corset Co." Exhibit 2-Part Handout From the Manufactures Building
at the Chicago 1893 World's Fair
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Folded
: 3.5 x 6 inches
folded
smooth stiff cream card
with
black print
and graphic of
2 versions of their unique corset
plus
blue handstamp
of Chicago agent (cover shown); back cover with black print and 2 different models of their corset. New York:
Van Orden
,
1893. Folded stiff card makes (4) pages printed in black on smooth cream card stock (each inside page shown with description of the construction and graphics of all 8 styles). Describes their comfortable "lounging" corset for the graceful figure (shown). This double ad was from an intact WCE collection i purchased decades ago.
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Insert:
3 x 5 inch stiff cream card with black print one side only and graphic printed in peach of one of their corsets. This card was tucked inside the folding ad and is also hand stamped in blue with the Chicago agent's name (shown).
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Supplemental Information:
Their exhibit is listed in the
Manufactures Building
under the clothing section in "The Official Directory" of exhibitors (shown). Corsets were under fire from some medical practices for causing health problems to female bodies from the 1880s. It was WW I that brought corset manufacture to a halt as women could not work in factories with such restrictive undergarments. There are Van Orden ads in 1911 but I couldn't find one after that. Their factory for the metal stays was
in Cedar Grove
on Long Island.
- Condition:
Excellent; unused.
Covers and hinge fine (shown). Black & red print bright and not rubbed (shown). No page marks, tears, or stains (shown). No edge wear (shown). Corners sharp (shown). From an intact WCE collection.
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pays
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