C. 1910 Chalmer's Porosknit Underwear Box with Great Graphics vintage seascape Or use them for holding

Or use them for holding rings and things

Totally wacky

Signed Richard Hubbard in numerous places in pencil on the reverse

I have no idea if the linen is old or was hand-dyed and cut up two weeks ago

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C. 1910 Chalmer's Porosknit Underwear Box with Great Graphics vintage seascape Or use them for holdingA fun one fabulous looking and a notable piece of history, too. I've learned that Chalmers' "Porosknit" underwear were very much product of emerging demand for all things sanitary and healthful in the wake of the industrial revolution. Using a revolutionary knitting process creating small holes in cotton material patented in 1905 they represented a much welcome liberation for men from the long popular union suit. "Let the body breathe!" was the motto,