Description

All hand sewn buttonholes on these comfortable lightweight cotton/muslin drawers. Pleated back with herring bone cotton tape tie. Major seams are machine sewn as in commercially produced drawers of the period.  High quality reproduction polished bone buttons as found on original drawers we have examined. (Note: With tape tied snugly and material meeting in the center measurement is exact – as in original garments – no 21st Century fudging here to make one feel better and enhance the sale – if you want more room or do not want to loosen the tie – please size up) These drawers are the type made to tuck into socks coming to above the ankle – not full  trouser length with a draw string. Both styles are documented to the period. All marked with simple manufacturers stamp of Noah Walker and Company of Baltimore. Walker is a unique and special documented pre-war and wartime maker and dealer in “Citizens and Military Clothing”, as his period advertisements indicated. He had quite extensive market exposure and contracts having establishments in Baltimore, Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, Washington D.C, and Illinois, making him a quintessential source for clothing for both sides, before, during, and after the war, beginning in the 1840s and not selling out until the 1890s. Each of his establishments carried their own local name and served their local markets acting as distributors of his wares. (also marked with waist measurement in inches) They are not pre-washed, but our tests showed  if they are washed properly, in cold water, either by hand or delicate cycle, and hung dry – virtually no shrinkage is evident – they are adjustable by the rear tie to compensate. We are not responsible for shrinkage which may occur utilizing laundering methods other than that suggested.