Dressmaker Trims 1930/40s

[Stitchgypsy]

I have a collection of dressmaker trim samples from the 1930/40's. Each has an attached label:
An Original Registered Design with ORIGINATORS GUILD of Stitchers, Embroiderers and Novelty Manufacturers, Inc. I, so far, can find no information on this organization. I came by this collection in New York City in the 1970's. Any clues or information would be appreciated.

 

[sewingmachinegirl]

Hi Stitchgypsy,
Can you please upload some photos for us? then we can better help you.
They sound fabulous!
Cheers
Gayle

 

[lkranieri]

I found some references to that organization:
-- THIS 1942 reference has a bit of information about the group, such as their address.
-- THIS 1945 reference notes that an investigation of their practices "...resulted in the voluntary dissolution of the guild."

 

[Stitchgypsy]

Thank You for your great research! I will upload some pictures very soon.

 

[lkranieri]

...and in one of the links above I had a hard time reading the name associated with the Originators Guild, but I found that it was Carl L. Gartner. In the attached image from 1945 directory (the year the firm apparently eventually dissolved) you can see that Carl Gartner's business address (the reason for the 'b') was the same as the address of the Originators Guild, from the same directory.

 

[Stitchgypsy]

I am sure this is it.

Hi Stitchgypsy,
Can you please upload some photos for us? then we can better help you.
They sound fabulous!
Cheers
Gayle

 

[Stitchgypsy]

Here are photos of a few of the samples as well as the tag whch is attached to each.

 

[lkranieri]

How wonderful for you! Those are beautiful items.

 

[Midge]

These are marvellous!

 

[sewingmachinegirl]

Oh my, they are just exquisite pieces- swoon!
They look late 30's-40's to me, but as always, lets wait to hear from the rest of the team for more validation.