Physical Fitness and Sports Month Continued
This week, I heard from Carlton who sent along these two ads of athletes staying active in their durable and form fitting Union Suits:
And Added today: Stephenson Union Suit Co, of South Bend, Indiana,
touting more of their Union Suits.
Provided by Illnois' Retro Jeff May 13th in his email.
See his research summary in the Comments Section below.
What great old ads, Carlton. I especially like the artwork and design of the Stephenson one. Not being familiar with this brand, I did some research and found that in 1907 they incorporated under the name of Stephenson Underwear Mills in South Bend , Indiana after operating for decades under various other names and partnerships. They unfortunately did not survive the Depression. ----- Retro Jeff in Illinois
ReplyDeleteYour research and the examples of Stephenson Underwear ads, union suits in particular, that you have emailed to me, necessitate future postings in this blog! And, thanks to you, Retro, we'll be able to reveal yet another U.S. President who wore union suits AND his favorite brand, Stephenson's.... Thanks, Chris
DeleteThanks for the history ,Retro. I was not familiar with the brand either…….Buckeye Mike
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome guys. I'm glad we are all able to benefit from my affliction of long standing: Chronic Hyper curiosity! ----- Retro Jeff in Illinois
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