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Wallace & Weir Overcoat

Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection

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Wallace & Weir Overcoat

The "Hampden" overcoat, illustrated in the Walwer styles overcoats catalogue for the winter of 1939-1940 issued by Wallace & Weir, 26 Argyle Street, manufacturers of men's and boy's clothing.

The choice of name would be inspired by Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium. In 1937 the Scotland v England international match was played there before a crowd of 149,415 spectators, the highest official attendance for a football match ever recorded in Britain.

Reference: Mitchell Library, GC 687.1440941443 WAL

Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Archives

Keywords:
clothing manufacturers, coats, fashions, football, Hampden Park, overcoats, Scotland v England, tailors, trade catalogues, Wallace & Weir, Walwer



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