LL Bean Catalog Fall 1936

[bburtner@moran]

1936 LL Bean

Certainly nicer than the mostly Asian stuff they sell today.

 

[BellyTank]

Is the "Asian stuff" designed in and ordered from the USA?


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[bburtner@moran]

LL Bean

Don`t know,but back in the 1930s in the New England states there were countless shoe manufacturers,woolen mills,firearm makers,tool companies.The finest *** makers were in Ct & Mass....Most of Alden`s shoes are still made in New England....PS I don`t know if LL Beans famous hunting pacs are still made there!!

 

[BellyTank]

It's a shame, for sure.


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[bburtner@moran]

A Shame

Yes sir it is a shame,who is making the money on the Asian made goods? the manufacturer`s that`s who.The labor to make a pair of leather shoe`s in Asia is pennies an hr,the workmanship is inferior,it has become the throw away society.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Big Bad Bump

 

[Dinerman]

Bump

 

[scotrace]

I would like to assemble a collection of vintage LL Bean items. I have several but nothing all that interesting.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I would like to assemble a collection of vintage LL Bean items. I have several but nothing all that interesting.

That would perhaps be easier to do around here. The Maine thrift stores are full of vintage Bean items. Brimfield antique fair has quite a bit as well.

BTW, their signature line did a pretty nice job of resurrecting some of these very items, like the shooting coat with mallards on it and the duck hunting coat. I see that occasionally at Bean outlets.