Kirschbaum Clothes

[AEF17]

I couldn't think where to post this, but I recently purchased a 1920's tuxedo made by Kirschbaum Clothes of Philadelphia.

Unfortunately, I am one of those people who is obsessed with dating clothing, and the tag with that information was absent from the pocket.

I've done some research on this company, and the latest reference that I can find for them is a January 1928 advertisement from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Might anyone be able to tell me more about them, or other resources that I could use to find out when they were in business?

I see a lot more ads for their garments from the 1910's. For some reason, I suspect they didn't survive much past the 1920's, although I could, of course, be wrong.

Thanks!

 

[Dinerman]

With some pictures of the tux, we could give you a hand in dating it.

 

[AEF17]

Someone whose opinion I value greatly dated it to the late 1920's. I hope these pictures do it justice.


Lapel width from the peak to where it would meet the shirt (more precise term?) is four inches.