THUMB PRINTS AS TRADE MARKS
Thumb prints as trade marks have been adopted by some of London's most exclusiA'e dress designers with the aim of outwitting smaller dealers Avho retail copies of their goAvn creations as genuine. "Dress pirates" these shopkeepers are called by the dressmakers Avho pride themselves on their originality.
One designer of note conceived the idea of protecting her name by the thumb print method and others quickly followed the lead. The prints are generally those of the designer, stamped indelibly on the cloth.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3230, 22 June 1928, Page 5
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87THUMB PRINTS AS TRADE MARKS Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3230, 22 June 1928, Page 5
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