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The Royal Navy of England and the Story of the Sailor Suit
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Trade pamphlet on children's garments issued by Wm Rowe of Gosport, Cowes & London, England, ca. 1900. Trade pamphlet issued by Wm Rowe & Co Ltd, of Gosport, London & Cowes. The 40-page pamphlet is printed in blue-black on white semi-glossy paper, with a ribbon binding and a soft cover of blue-grey paper. The cover is printed with lettering and decoration in old gold, with an illustration of a high-decked sea-borne sailing vessel on the front. The pamphlet has a tipped-in colour frontispiece, 'Seafaring Men' by Septimus E Scott, showing a boy in a sailor suit seated beside a uniformed sailor, and combines the story of the rise of naval uniform in England with half-tone illustrations (also by Septimus Scott) of children's garments (mostly with a nautical theme) manufactured by Rowe's. Printed paper.
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Title: The Royal Navy of England and the Story of the Sailor Suit
Description:
Trade pamphlet on children's garments issued by Wm Rowe of Gosport, Cowes & London, England, ca.
1900.
Trade pamphlet issued by Wm Rowe & Co Ltd, of Gosport, London & Cowes.
The 40-page pamphlet is printed in blue-black on white semi-glossy paper, with a ribbon binding and a soft cover of blue-grey paper.
The cover is printed with lettering and decoration in old gold, with an illustration of a high-decked sea-borne sailing vessel on the front.
The pamphlet has a tipped-in colour frontispiece, 'Seafaring Men' by Septimus E Scott, showing a boy in a sailor suit seated beside a uniformed sailor, and combines the story of the rise of naval uniform in England with half-tone illustrations (also by Septimus Scott) of children's garments (mostly with a nautical theme) manufactured by Rowe's.
Printed paper.
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