Can someone help me date this slip...

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AnyDayNow

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Gold heavier satin, Maragold Slips on the tag, larger size, is it 40's? I thought at first it was 30's until I saw the tag - I did look up White King Granulated Soap and saw that it is a cleaning soap from the 30s and I think that the reference "granulated" would make it old but how old? Thanks -



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The color was my other hesitation. I have been looking to see if I could find any other 30's/40's slip in gold and I couldn't find any. Couldn't really find any vintage gold slips at all. I feel safe with 40's now that I have two opinions... thanks!
 
I searched one of the newspaper databases to which I subscribe and I found ads for Maragold slips only in 1935 and 1936 newspapers:

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In case the text is too small to read, the 1935 ad says:

"Maragold Slips -- Made from Pepperell fabrics, lace trimmed, well made and finished. This is a rip-proof slip, reinforced side seams. Just the slip you want. Opening price 95 cents"

and the 1936 ad says:

"Start right for a happy ending! Select a Maragold Slip with rip-proof seams and form fitted. All sizes. We carry also a new Maragold Slip of satin. Carefully cut on the bias to give perfect fit -- in tailored and lace trimmed."

I note that the ads I saw were all for lace trimmed slips, except perhaps the "new Maragold Slip of satin," but what every ad emphasized was the rip-proof seams, which might be of interest to you.

Lynne
 
I went back and searched for "Maragold slips" instead of "Maragold slip" and I found 1938 and 1939 ads for the slips, but still no 1940s ads. The 1939 ad advertised "Maragold irridescent slips" for 88 cents and here is another 1936 ad:

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Lynne
 
The slip looks to have mid 30's styling and has two geometric side panel inserts which are a little Art Deco. Fabric colours were quite vibrant during the 30's with the use of stronger dyes. There were apparently restrictions in the use of dyes during WW11.

Larger sizing in lingerie during the earlier part of the decade can make dating tricky sometimes. The fabric allowance for the waist and hip can give a 'boxier' shape even with bias cutting. Is the slip shown fully on the mannequin or has it been pinned back for display? The adjustable straps are good.
 
I'm going to steam the slip prior to putting it up for sale and that should help it lie better but the slip is pinned in these pics... The slip is tagged as a 44 and it is really close to being a 44 B.
 
oh.. and I'm so excited - I ordered a real mannequin today.. with arms and everything!! so that should help my pics a bit.
 
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