"SCOTCH TWEEDS" FROM GERMANY.
Sham Scotch tweeds, made in Germany, are reported to be the latest evidence of Teutonic commercial smartness (says a London newspaper in a recent issue). During this week a traveller of neutral nationality has been calling on clothing manufacturers and woollen merchants, carrying a collection of pattern of tweed cloths. The printing and writing on the tabs provided evidence that the materials came from Germany, but the character and price of certain of the cloths led to the assumption that they might be genuine Scottish tweeds, originally purchased by a Continental speculator, and now offered back to buyers in this corntry. It was declared, however, that the materials were manufactured in Germany. One rather large bunch of patterns bore the legend "Scotch Cheviots," and they were not bad imitations of sports tweeds from Galashiels. The average price for the cloths was higher than the present quotations for Scotch makers for the genuine product of their looms.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3467, 24 August 1920, Page 44
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