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Vintage Woolrich Deer Hunting Pants - $20 (Highland area St Paul)
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Late 40's, early to mid 50's Woolrich brand hunting pants.
As you can see, the trousers are very dirty. I am going to assume they are made of wool and supposed to be dry cleaned or my mother would have thrown them in the washing machine. I cannot find any label that indicates what material the pants are made out of, but they do have the Woolrich tag. There is a hole near the crotch visible in the wide photo and I also took a close-up.The main button above the zipper is missing. I took a photo of the front and back of each cuff, and as you can see they have holes and have lost their elasticity.
The waist, from the measurements I would estimate at about 36 Inches. I believe they are meant to be worn with suspenders. The overall length is about 40". The inseam as measured is 28" which would be a little short for my dad, but he may have got them second-hand or as a hand-me-down which may make them older.
I date these from the late 40's to 50's because there is also a label sewed into the pants from "Kennedy Bros.Arms Co. St. Paul, Minn." the local retailer here in Saint Paul which went out of business in 1958.
An excerpt from a Minneapolis Tribune article from 01/12/2024:
"One long-ago outfitter, now buried in the history books, was Minnesota's first major outdoor retailer and cataloguer, Kennedy Bros. Arms Co. of St. Paul.
Established in 1866, Kennedy Bros. sold a lot of guns, many through its catalog, including to buffalo hunters. Teddy Roosevelt even shopped there for rifles on his way west.
In 1917, Kennedy Bros. opened a retail store at the corner of Minnesota and 5th streets in downtown St. Paul, advertising "hunting outfits, camping supplies, fishing tackle and athletic goods.'' The store closed in 1958."
The pants would be of interest to collectors of vintage clothing or hunting equipment or possibly collectors interested in articles from now defunct St. Paul retailers.
Cash only.
Porch pick-up near Cretin Derham Hall High School in St. Paul.