Vogue Pattern Company History Dating by Envelope Design

There is nothing like a Vogue Design-

Here is a Little History about Vogue Patterns...
Vogue patterns started in 1899 as a weekly feature of Vogue magazine. The patterns could be purchased by mail at the cost of 50 cents. It was only available in size 36. The first pattern were hand cut on Rosa Payne's dining room table... talk about a cottage industry.
In 1909 Conte Nast bought Vogue and Mr. Nast increased the rage of the styles and sizes. In 1914 Conte Nast formed the Vogue Pattern gepany and in 1916 patterns were sold in department stores for the first time. Through the years branches were opened in Canada (1926), London (1933) and Australia (1939).
1931 brought the Couturier Line and introduced new large format envelopes. In 1949 Vogue added the Paris Original Patterns from French Couturiers and was the only gepany authorized to duplicate these fantastic designs. In 1956 Vogue Incorporated the International Designer Pattern into their Couturier line and in 1953 announced millinery designs from Mr. John and later added hats from Patou, John Fredricks and Sally Victor . In 1961 Butterick pattern licensed the name and began to produce patterns under the Vogue name. Vogue patterns were copyright dated on the envelopes from 1950 to 1958
And here are some samples of Vogue Pattern envelopes and their corresponding dates.
1927
1929
1938
1943 Junior
1944 Larger Couturier
1950
1951 Larger Envelope

And from 1961

Vogue offered several different series of pattern and here are the pattern numbers and the corresponding dates in which they were sold
Vogue Junior 1945 to 195519453002-304819463052-312119473122-318219483190-325119493261-332419503333-339219513398-344519523452-349819533504-354719543553-3591 1500-157119553601-3625 1515-154719563636-3641 1551-156619571571-159219581606-162919591633-1643Vogue Couturier1939233-2981940300-3631941365-399 200-2111942224-2951943296-3611944362-399 200-2231945224-2811946288-3431947346-4041948408-4681949475-5331951606-6561952660-7191953729-7781954786-8331955841-8851956889-9381957953-9981958999-1421959144-1961960198-211Vogue Special Designs1939S4109-S41891940S4183-S42691941S4270-S43451942S4346-S44301943S4431-S45171944S4518-S46001945S4602-S46821946S4688-S47581947S4761-S48391948S4840-S49441949S4947-S49981950S4000-S41601951S4176-S42731952S4274-S43601953S4361-S44641954S4481-S45601955S4581-S46561956S4667-S47421957S4749-S48491958S4850-S4933 S4935-S49401959S4957-S4999
Vogue Paris Original Model began in 194919491050-108119501082-112119511122-116119521162-120119531202-124119541258-128119551287-131419561319-135219571354-139119581398-143119591434-147219601473-1494 1000-1023Vogue Junior19453002-304819463052-312119473122-318219483190-325119493261-332419503333-339219513398-344519523452-349819533504-354719543553-3591 1500-157119553601-3625 1515-154719563636-3641 1551-156619571571-159219581606-162919591633-1643

Vintage Vogue Children's Patterns:
19393534-2189 229
19412230-2266
19422267-2316
19432319-2336
19442342-2373
19452375-2382
19462385-2430
19472435-2453
19483190-3251
19492541-2571
19502580-2602
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