Buster Suit
1948 (manufactured)
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Buster suits were typically worn by young boys and were particularly popular during the 1920s and 1930s although, as with this example, were still being worn in the 1950s. The suits are a form of romper suit and comprise a closely fitting shirt and a pair of shorts that attach together at the waist, usually with buttons. The style of buster suits bares a similarity to the button on trousers of skeleton suits, a fashion worn by boys in the late 18th and early 19th century and described by Charles Dickens in Sketches by Boz, 1836.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | machine stitched cotton |
| Brief description | Two piece button together buster suit for a young boy, manufacturered under the Utility scheme by Tick-a-Tee Kiddies Wear, 1948. |
| Physical description | Buster suit in orange coloured cotton with a blue plaid trim. |
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| Credit line | Given by Angela Coubrough |
| Object history | This buster suit, one of four donated, were worn by two brothers, Gerald and James in 1948. Buster suits were given to the museum by James Coubrough's wife, Angela. |
| Summary | Buster suits were typically worn by young boys and were particularly popular during the 1920s and 1930s although, as with this example, were still being worn in the 1950s. The suits are a form of romper suit and comprise a closely fitting shirt and a pair of shorts that attach together at the waist, usually with buttons. The style of buster suits bares a similarity to the button on trousers of skeleton suits, a fashion worn by boys in the late 18th and early 19th century and described by Charles Dickens in Sketches by Boz, 1836. |
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| Accession number | B.90:1,2-2011 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2012 |
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