Spring & Summer 1905 Brochure of
"The Gent's Complete Outfitting Company" Advertisement
From my collection of vintage ephemera. This will give you an idea of what the gentlemen wore in 1905.
Reads: Spring and Summer 1905
The Gents' Complete Outfitting Co., 242-244 Market Street, Chicago, Ill.
Special Terms and Instructions-Regarding Our $15.00 Custom
Sack Suit to Order
We ask no deposit, but require $1.00 to accompany every suit order as guarantee of express charges.
If cash in full is sent with orders 2 per cent may be deducted from our selling price.
We guarantee that our $15.00 Sack Suits are unequalled for quality of cloth and trimmings. That no handsomer, nor better fitting suit can be made by any other tailor, city or country.
We guarantee to refund promptly all moneys received by us as part or full payment on suits if they are not satisfactory or made exactly as represented.
Note - From large or very stout men, men over 6 feet tall, over 42 breast or 42 waist, over 35-inch inseam, we require an additional payment of $1.50 extra. We also charge $2.50 extra for other styles than our latest sack style suits, besides require cash in full with such orders.
Reference - We refer you by special permission to the First National Bank, Chicago, with who we have banked for eighteen years, also to all express companies, and every wholesale merchant in Chicago.
This is from a photograph of one of our own celebrated $15.00 custom suits. This is the most stylish suit made, being the latest in fashion and worn by all well dressed men.