Corsets * Girdles - oh my! (would love some help here)

[terrasita]

Hello

So I picked up quite a few corsets and have spent awhile researching, but I'm still quite lost! Any help in dating would be appreciated. Hope this isn't too photo heavy? I'll adjust if needed.

First image: Camp

Thanks!

 

[terrasita]

bell horn brand

 

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atco brand

 

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boyle surgical co.

 

[terrasita]

this has no girdle straps?

 

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this has a little pillow insert in the back

 

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leather

 

[terrasita]

no openings

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

That's quite a collection there - if you can include photos of the labels that will help a lot because surgical corset styles didn't change as fast as other fashions. Some of them are being "worn" a bit low too - if you look for the narrowest part, that will be the waist. Surgical corsets were mostly for back support so they were generally worn higher rather than around the hips alone.

You might like to read a blog post I did about fan-laced corsets - you can see it here.

Nicole

 

[Bird]

wow what an interesting collection, well done