W.P.A. sewing rooms montana

[ramblinBOB]

hi i have been looking at this site for years and finaly joined .
what my question is does any one know about this sewing room W.P.A. in montana .i purchased a lot of dead stock depression era mens and one womens piece of work clothing in montana . i put a pair of 1930s button fly cordoroy trousers up for bid . and i was given the offer of $400 dollars for the pair i found out she sells to japan . i know these are a piece of history but can some one tell me more about them and the w.p.a . thanks

 

[ramblinBOB]

hi any one know anything about the wpa ?

 

[scotrace]

About the WPA?

The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal program aimed at getting the unemployed back to work via public projects. Your clothes were apparently made by workers who labored under a project which was under the wing of the WPA.

More Here, via Wikipedia.

 

[ramblinBOB]

is the price that was offered good ?

 

[ramblinBOB]

w.p.a mens work clothing do you own any is it rare ?

hi im vintage and antique mens clothing collector i have a few piece of mens w.p.a work clothing in deadstock condition i was just wondering if any one else has any w.p.a items this is some very intrusting and historic clothing also how rare is it ? do they have any its value ? i know some levis bring alot ?

 

[mattfink]

I've been collecting vintage for about 17 years and I've never seen any. Could be pretty rare.

 

[Dinerman]

Weren't those pulled from ebay recently?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Weren't those pulled from eBay recently?

Yes, they were. ramblinBOB is a rum 'un.


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[ramblinBOB]

whats a rum 'um . ? i had a $ 750.00 0ffer on the item but i have not sold them ! i had two of the biggest antique demin work wear auction houses tell me in 30 years of selling to japan and in the us they have never seen any more like them ! also many vintage dealers i have been trying to sell them to a museums , private collectors , vintage reproduction clothing companys in japan the us and the uk im having trouble if any one has any conections to private collectors auctions museums smithsonian ? dealers in japan i would love some help ? thanks

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Weren't those pulled from ebay recently?

Just curious, but why?

 

[Feraud]

Do tell. Why were the auctions pulled?

 

[Dinerman]

Here's the auction

HI !WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY THIS IS ONE OF TWO BRAND NEW MINT CONDITION PAIRS OF DEPPRESSION ERA MENS CORDUROY WORK PANTS MADE BY W.P.A. SEWING ROOMS MONTANA SIZE 32 AND THE TAG SAYS NOT TO BE SOLD THE W.P.A. THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION WAS THE FIRST AND BIGGEST PROGRAM OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S NEW DEAL. THE PROGRAM WAS AIMED AT GETTING THE UNEMPLOYED BACK TO WORK. VIA PUBLIC PROJECTS, THESE WERE APPARANTELY MADE BY WORKERS WHO LABORED UNDER A PROJECT WHICH WAS UNDER THE WING OF THE W.P.A. THESE ARE A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE ! I PURCHASED THESE IN A DEAD STOCK LOT OF ANTIQUE UNWORN. BRAND NEW W.PA. CLOTHING . THESE MIGHT BE ONE OF TWO OF THE ONLY SURVIVING PAIRS . I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OFFER OF $400.00 IN THE PAST ON THESE. I KNOW IF I TRYED TO SELL THESE OVER SEAS IN ASIA , OR TO A MUSEUM ,,OR TO A DENIM COLLECTOR I COULD GET A $1,000 OR MORE BUT I DONT HAVE THE TIME . ALSO, THESE WILL NOT SELL CHEAP! IF I DO NOT GET A FAIR PRICE. I WILL PULL THEM ! SEND ME A MESSAGE TO DISCUSS TERMS ! I ALSO ACCEPT OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT THAN PAYPAL .INSURANCE IS A MUST ! P.S. I WILL BE SELLING THE OTHER ITEMS SOON 4 MINT W.P.A. DENIM WORK CHORE JACKETS 2 MINT WORKERS LONG NIGHT SLEEP SHIRTS 1 . WOMENS WORK DENIM SKIRT 4 TO 5 PAIRS OF MENS GREY CHALK STRIPE WORK PANTS AND A LARGE GREY COTTON MENS WORK SHIRT ALL BRAND NEW UNWORN BY W.P.A :]

It seems that this auction, this auction, and this auction, this auction have all been pulled recently with similar messages, like "these will not sell cheap if i dont get a fair price i will pull them and sell them in asia send me a message to discuss terms offers !"

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Isn't that what reserve prices or buy it now are for? It's hard to see the positive marketing spin on a rant. [huh]

 

[ramblinBOB]

look im sick of people sniping bids at the last sec i have sold items that would not sell for $50 dollars before for $200 im not spending my time guys to give my stuff away any way ebays fees are insane anymore siiiigh do you really have to ask

 

[mattfink]

I know I'll probably regret this, but why don't you just put a reserve on your auctions if your worried about selling items for too little? BTW, sniping at the last minute is part of the fun of buying on eBay. Good luck! :eusa_doh:

look im sick of people sniping bids at the last sec i have sold items that would not sell for $50 dollars before for $200 im not spending my time guys to give my stuff away any way ebays fees are insane anymore siiiigh do you really have to ask

 

[Feraud]

I don't understand how a seller can be upset over sniping?
Wouldn't anyone welcome additional higher bids?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

look im sick of people sniping bids at the last sec i have sold items that would not sell for $50 dollars before for $200 im not spending my time guys to give my stuff away any way ebays fees are insane anymore siiiigh do you really have to ask

I really do have to ask why you refuse to use capitalization and punctuation in nearly all of your posts. Are you James Joyce? Is this a stab at stream-of-consciousness?



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["Skeet" McD]

I really do have to ask why you refuse to use capitalization and punctuation in nearly all of your posts. Are you James Joyce? Is this a stab at stream-of-consciousness?



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Dear Marc,
I doubt I'd be the only one to have suspected, from the first post, that...all was not as it seemed in this thread. Hey: no need to drag JJ into it, and the lack of caps is the least perplexing issue at hand, in my opinion.

"Skeet"

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Dear Marc,
I doubt I'd be the only one to have suspected, from the first post, that...all was not as it seemed in this thread.

See this thread from 2006: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=12616


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["Skeet" McD]

See this thread from 2006: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=12616


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Bingo. Merci, M. le Chevalier!

"Skeet"
but you can call me "Cynulcus", if you want....