{"product_id":"vintage-1950s-phantom-seamed-nylon-stockings-3-pairs","title":"Vintage 1950s Phantom Seamed Nylon Stockings 3 Pairs NOS Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a group of \u003cb\u003ethree pairs of vintage 1950s Phantom seamed nylon stockings\u003c\/b\u003e, made in Canada by \u003cb\u003eNational Hosiery Mills Limited of Hamilton, Ontario\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three pairs are unused and come together in an original black Phantom hosiery box with the distinctive woman's face incorporated into the design. The original \u003cb\u003espiderweb-printed Phantom Sanitized tissue paper\u003c\/b\u003e is also present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stockings are shades of brown, although the original box is marked \u003cb\u003e“Bud Green.”\u003c\/b\u003e The box is therefore a mismatch and does not correspond to the colour of the stockings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne pair is a somewhat darker brown and is clearly marked at the upper welt:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Phantom Sanitized\u003cbr\u003eHint of a Seam\u003cbr\u003e60 Gauge – 15 Denier\u003cbr\u003eBetter Wearing\u003cbr\u003eDress Sheer\u003cbr\u003e9\u003cbr\u003eMedium”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pair is a fine \u003cb\u003e60-gauge, 15-denier dress sheer\u003c\/b\u003e with traditional back seams, reinforced heels and toes, and attractive openwork detailing at the upper welts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other \u003cb\u003etwo pairs are a lighter, somewhat more yellowish shade of brown\u003c\/b\u003e. They are similar period Phantom stockings but differ slightly in colour from the darker pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three pairs are \u003cb\u003eseamed nylon stockings\u003c\/b\u003e, with the classic sheer leg, reinforced foot and heel construction and wide upper welts characteristic of quality mid-century hosiery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box is marked on the end:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Phantom 272\u003cbr\u003eGreen Bud\u003cbr\u003e9”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand elsewhere:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Made in Canada by National Hosiery Mills Limited\u003cbr\u003eHamilton, Canada”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stockings date to the \u003cb\u003e1950s and no later than 1957\u003c\/b\u003e, when production at National Hosiery Mills' Phantom hosiery plant in Hamilton ceased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuantity:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 pairs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe darker pair is marked size 9 Medium. The box is also marked size 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColour:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrown. One pair is a darker medium brown; the other two pairs are a lighter, more yellowish brown. The original box is marked Bud Green and is a mismatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNylon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three pairs are \u003cb\u003eunused\u003c\/b\u003e. There is label glue residue to the upper welt of two stockings, as shown in the close-up photograph – the label would have denoted the height. The original box has considerable age and storage wear, including edge wear, tears, losses to the black covering and damage to the sides and corners. The original Phantom spiderweb-printed tissue paper is present and yellowed, with one having a blue stain and another having a rust-coloured stain – \u003cb\u003ethe stockings are untouched\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn interesting group of \u003cb\u003ethree pairs of 1950s Canadian seamed nylon stockings\u003c\/b\u003e, retaining Phantom packaging.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48048130162793,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/1559\/files\/3-Pairs-Phantom-Brown-Stockings.jpg?v=1789320803","url":"https:\/\/www.poppysvintageclothing.com\/fr\/products\/vintage-1950s-phantom-seamed-nylon-stockings-3-pairs","provider":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}