SWEET-ORR & CO. UNION MADE "Ace of Spades"

More than a decade before SANFORIZED would become synonymous with pre-shrunk garments (not to mention the most excellent Work and Rugged Wear blog), Sweet-Orr & Co. had their own version with the "Ace of Spades" Shrunk overalls, "The Overalls that Don't Shrink".

The Sweet-Orr print ad from 1914 below states "All the shrink has been taken out by a special SWEET ORR process. No matter how often you wash them, SWEET -ORR "Ace of Spades" will never shorten up... not even one-sixteenth of an inch"!

 1914 Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" print ad

Deadstock salt & pepper whipcord breeches with Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" button

Deadstock indigo dyed cotton overalls with Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" SHRUNK label

Deadstock indigo dyed cotton dungarees with Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" button

Deadstock white cotton drill overalls with Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" button

Deadstock dark brown duck overalls with Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" button

Vintage hickory stripe overalls with Sweet Orr "Ace of Spades" button 

All garments and advertising pictured above are either part of the vintage workwear.com archive or have been sourced and proudly sold via The San Fernando Valley Mercantile Co.