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[Fabric Samples from K. Wragge, Inc.]

Card and fabric samples from K. Wragge, Inc., a custom shirt making company. The card is shaped and illustrated to look like the torso and collar of a collared button down shirt. It is cream colored with blue linework and words. The fabric samples include striped fabric, fabric with different weave patterns, and solid colored fabric.
Date: 1954
Creator: K. Wragge, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Package Labels from Wetzel Custom Tailors to D. W. Kempner]

Package labels and postcard from Wetzel Custom Tailors to D. W. Kempner. The labels are silver with red lettering. The first one is triangle shaped with some leaf motifs outlining the tip. The second label is rhombus shaped with two half-circle tabs on the sides and a border of bells on the top and bottom. The postcard informs Kempner that his garments are ready for fitting.
Date: 1954
Creator: Wetzel Custom Tailors
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alice H. Marks Old English Mints Label]

Label for Alice H. Marks Old English Mints. It features a dark blue background with white lettering and rectangular borders. "Old English Mints" is in blue lettering on a white rectangular background.
Date: 1955
Creator: Alice H. Marks
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Label for Dessaux Fils Vinegar]

A label for Dessaux Fils vinegar. It's round with some portraits and text announcing "Yearly Sales 3 Million Gallons" at the base. The label is green in the center with a thick yellow outline and a thinner green outline at the very edge. It says "Established 1789 / Manufacturers of Choicest Vinegars / Dessaux Fils / Orleans". Red words stamped on the label say "Made in France".
Date: 1951
Creator: Dessaux Fils
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Label for Ensko Silver Cream]

Label for Ensko Silver Cream. It is round. The background is silver. The text and border are cobalt blue. It states that the cream is "for cleaning silver and gold" and includes directions for using it.
Date: 1951
Creator: Ensko
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C & H Cane Sugar Packet]

C and H cane sugar packet.
Date: 1960
Creator: C & H Cane Sugar
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Prize Ribbon, September 29, 1950]

Third Prize ribbon for the Norwich Terrier Club match that took place on September 29, 1950 in Long Island, New York. The ribbon has been discolored from age but seems to have been green originally.
Date: September 29, 1950
Creator: Norwich Terrier Club of America
System: The Portal to Texas History