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1. Pocket Mirror with ILGWU Logo

Description:
Small plastic white flip-open pocket mirror with the ILGWU logo on the inside of the cover
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
ca. 1970

2. Yellow Sponge Promoting the ILGWU Label

Description:
Yellow sponge displaying the ILGWU label and the phrase "Before you buy, insist on the ILGWU label in all women's and children's apparel. It is the symbol of Decency, Fair Labor Standards, and the American Way of Life."
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
unknown

3. Playing Cards Promoting the ILGWU Label

Description:
Decks of playing cards, in a plastic box with lettering "International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Union Made, ILGWU, AFL-CIO," "Symbol of Decency Fair Labor Standards and the American Way of Life"
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
unknown

4. Buy Union Made Memo Book

Description:
White memo book with blue and red stripes on the left and the words "Memo Book-Buy Uion Made… American Made-Ladies' and Children's Apparel" and the ILGWU logo
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
Unknown

5. Cardboard Stand Promoting Union-Made Fashion

Description:
White cardboard stand displaying women modeling and "Fashion ILGWU," the union label, and a list of booklets that the public could obtain by mailing the cards originally included in the stand
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
Uknown

6. Shopping Bag Promoting the Union Label

Description:
Paper shopping bag with handles, displaying the ILGWU label, women modeling on each side, and "Look for this label when you shop."
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
Unknown

7. Arrow Detachable Shirt Collars and Packages

Description:
Teal style, size 15, Arrow collars
Attribution:
Cluett Peabody & Co., Troy, N.Y
Date:
United States, ca. 1910

8. Sewing Machine, Sewing Machine Table (Base), Sewing Machine Table Top (Reproduction)

Description:
Metal, Walnut veneer plywood
Attribution:
Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company
Date:
New York, patented 1894, ca.1910, 2017

9. Dressmaker's Shears

Description:
Shears used in garment shops at the beginning of the twentieth century
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
ca. 1900

10. Bumper Sticker Promoting the ILGWU Label

Description:
Purple bumper sticker with white lettering displaying the label on one side and "Please Looks For This Union Label When You Shop!" on the other
Attribution:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Date:
Unknown