Brown Woolen Company's lid & drop front case, dated 1916. Coloured lithograph under open lid of men in their new wool spring & summer weight suits. Case with three compartments: Two compartments with over 190 wool suiting samples on cards and one compartment with over 130 loose samples, including plaids, novelty weaves, wool with silk pin stripes, worsteds, flecked "tropical" weaves, etc. The case is a deaccession from the Brooklyn Museum. Fair to good condition exterior; interior case very good. Absolutely rare and unique.
Measures Case: ~ 60 x 25 x 22 cm