Saturday, June 22, 2013

Store bought hosiery 1863

The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, Tenn.) November 14, 1863
CAMERON, KNIGHT & CO'S
CHEAP STORE,
Corner of Deaderick and the Square.;
IMMENSE ATTRACTION!!
LOW PRICES!
The Finest Assortment of Goods in the City
[(lists goods for sale) But the following caught my eye...
Gloves & Hosiery.
A full and complete assortment of kid, ? thread, silk, cloth, buck gloves. Also ringwood, berlin and buck gauntlets. Black slate fleeced silk hose, lama wool, aplacca, white fleeced, white and grey merino and wool ribbed hose, of the very best qualities. Also a handsome assortment of balmoral hose.
Library of Congress

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025718/1863-11-14/ed-1/seq-3/

3rd col. bottom Gloves & Hosiery. "?" I think is lile or lisle thread...wondering if "lama" is supposed to be lambs wool but there is no mistaking alpacca!

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