'Bobby Shafto's shirt and britches - contracted clothing and the transformation of the trade' in B Lemire, Dress, Culture and Commerce. The English clothing trade before the factory, 1660-1800

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Author(s) Lemire, Beverly
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1997
Pages pp9-41
Publisher Macmillan
Place Published Basingstoke

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Name Government procurement

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:

Examines linkages between government and other institutions and clothing contractors. Has sections: 'Military markets - dressing for war'; 'Institutional markets and demand for apparel' - notably Hudson's Bay Co