Definitely vintage patterns.... now what?

amandainvermont

amandainvermont

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I have three patterns - for an “infant’s petticoat,” an “infant’s bishop dress” and an “infant’s kimono or sack.” Dates on the envelopes are 1898, and 1905. They came in a box with a flannel-like material (mostly off white, some pastel stripes) and some material that is marked “Viyella” and a few finished outfits. Originally I planned to offer everything together as a lot,since the patterns may be old, but they’re not that ornate. And children’s vintage doesn’t seem to do that well anyway. Any suggestions how to list these? Category?
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I know it's a shame children's vintage clothing doesn't do as well as one might hope.

It seems doll clothes and patterns do better BUT you might do pretty good with these.
I'd probably do them as a lot and put both Infant and Doll in the title since they might work for a big baby doll.

?? Crafts > Sewing > Sewing Patterns > Children's Clothing
 
This belongs in the vintage sewing category, not in the craft category. Vintage patterns do not get attention in the craft category.

I think the path is collectibles > vintage sewing > sewing patterns > children

Children's clothing doesn't seem to do very well in general, but then neither do most children's patterns. I would probably lean toward listing in vintage patterns (but then, I'm biased), and cross-listing in vintage clothing if you want to spend the extra money.

Laura
 
I meant to also say that the dates on the envelopes are patent dates and don't tell you anything about age except that the patterns were produced after the last patent date on the envelope.

These styles didn't change much, so they're hard to pin down. Based on the first envelope, I'd say around 1900-1910 or 1912.

Are you going to put it on eBay?

Laura
 
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