Object details
| Object Name: |
Underwear
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| Object Type: |
Men's
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| Category: |
Underwear
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| Material: |
Fabric, Cotton
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| Accession Number: |
2021.20.05
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| Culture: |
Canadian
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| Earliest Production Date: |
1939-01-01
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| Latest Production Date: |
1945-12-31
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| Description: |
A Second World War era men's boxer style underwear; Off-white cotton underwear with light khaki reinforced waist band with four loops; Button fly front; With reinforced seat
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| History of Use: |
This style of underwear did not have an elastic or drawstring waist. Instead, loops are sewn to the waistband so that trouser braces slip through these loops before being buttoned to the inside waist of the battledress.
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| Institution: |
The Army Museum
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| Institution City: |
Halifax
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| Institution Province: |
Nova Scotia
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