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Pair of nylon women's stockings in cardboard box with paper wrapping inside box. Nylon's with thin green band four inches from top. Reinforced toe and heel. White box with black stripe down center with manufacturer name. Nylons are nude color.
stockings
footwear
cardboard
nylon
Hosiery
Stocking
Stocking
Printed on box: ""Belle-Sharmeer/ FAMOUS SYMBOL OF FIT/ WAYNE KNITTING MILLS/ 1270 AVENUE OF AMERICAS, N.Y.C./ 625 SEAMLESS 11/ GLOW/.../ MODITE $1.45/ BUSINESS SHEET H&T"" Box insert: ""Belle-Sharmeer/ IN ALL ELG SIZES"" Nylons: ""LEG SIZED/ by/ Belle-Sharmeer/ ALL NYLON/ MODITE 11""
Wayne Knitting Mills (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
9 3/4 x 7 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Estate of Rosamond Gifford
2000.27A-E
New York state (United States)
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