Name/Title
Maxine Fabrics Sample Book 1963-64Entry/Object ID
2025.62.1Description
A sample book from Maxine Fabrics, fall and winter 1963-64, book 507. This book contains novelty fabrics with unique patterns and textures used for many different types of clothing. The inside cover features a pricing list per yard for all of the fabrics, the rest of the book is dedicated to samples. All samples are on the right side page, the left being black. Each sample has an accompanying number, though the only names they are given is "color 1, 2, 3" etc. Some of the samples are missing or damaged. The book's covers and pages are wrinkled and torn around the edges, though the binding is solid, featuring a short length of looped maroon cord fed through at the top.Use
Sample books like these would have been shown to prospective buyers so they could see the offered selection and pick which options they wanted to purchase.Collection
General CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1963Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Book, SampleNomenclature Primary Object Term
Sample, SalesNomenclature Class
Merchandising T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Archives U1-C-5Category
PermanentDate
July 20, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCreated By
Kearney, QuinlanCreate Date
July 20, 2025Updated By
Kearney, QuinlanUpdate Date
July 27, 2025
