Dennison Manufacturing Company, edited by Bramcost Publications

Book Details

• Note: We are the publisher of this book. Buy with confidence.
• Note: Color images shown are modern artistic interpretations added for inspiration and visualization only. The book itself is printed in black and white, as originally published.
• Condition: New
• Edition: High-quality, unabridged reprint, carefully restored for modern readers
• Originally published: 1922
• Publisher: Bramcost Publications
• Publication year (reprint): 2006
• Format: Softcover
• Pages: 34
• Size: 5.5x8.5 inches
• Language: English

During the first half of the 20th century, Dennison Manufacturing Company produced a wide range of paper products including tags, boxes, holiday goods, crepe paper, seals and labels. In addition to regular selling venues, Dennison printed idea books for their customers, including costume books with detailed instructions for creating affordable and unique crepe paper costumes. 62 costumes are detailed within the pages including:

• bird costumes (parrot, peacock)
• floral costumes (rose, lily, sweet pea, jonquil, rose bud, tulip)
• vegetable costumes (pumpkin, corn, carrot)
• national costumes (french peasant, scotch, dutch, hawaiian, chinese)
• story book costumes (bo peep, fairy, herald, mistress mary, mother goose, boy blue)
• nature costumes (bird, butterfly, bee)
• four seasons costumes (spring, summer, autumn, winter, wood elf)
• costumes for special days (eastern bunny, queen of hearts, patriotic, holly, irish colleen)
• elemental costumes (rainbow, breeze)
• slip over costumes (rose, daisy, poppy, violet)
• fancy costumes (pierrot, circus, carnival, chance, black and white, ballet, jockey)
• children's costumes (jack of diamonds, fledgling, cupid, evening star, bird's nest, flower/butterfly, rooster, butterfly ruffles)

General instructions for using crepe paper to create costumes are in the front of the book and each pattern includes text instructions with an illustration. This book will truly inspire your creativity!

Please see images for a sampling of the costumes. Be sure to check our other listings for more vintage costume, Halloween and paper craft books.

About Bramcost Publications

Bramcost specializes in preserving rare and out-of-print vintage lifestyle books and patterns, focusing on how our foremothers and forefathers lived, worked, and created. Our catalog emphasizes:

• makeup, hairstyling, beauty
• sewing, fashion, pattern drafting
• knitting, crochet
• millinery, hat making, hat patterns
• ribbon work, embroidery, embellishments
• needlework, quilting
• jewelry, beadwork
• weddings, bridal interest
• paper dolls, doll books, doll clothes patterns
• holiday, celebrating traditions

Please see our other listings for additional titles in vintage beauty, fashion, entertainment, needlework, and domestic arts.