Very Misc. Clockwork stockings

[Ian Livingston]

Well, that compromises my theory of how useful clock stockings might
have been for the hookers of the day.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Further research shows that sometimes a clock is not a clock:
>
> "For a better fit, a wedge (known as clock) was inserted where the slits are drawn into the larger part, going up well above the ankle. The clocks were often of a different colour from the rest of the stocking and decorated with embroidery."
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Cc:
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:26 AM
> Subject: Very Misc. Clockwork stockings
>
> Very serendipitously I have learned that many women's stockings in
> the 18th--19th Centuries had clocks on them--originally to cover seams, it seems,
> but then for decorative show..........
>
> "You, sir, are only interested in the clocks on stockings"---from a play
>
> Never caught on much in America.
>
>



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