Description: - RARE / UNIQUE? - Scott Paper Company Envelope Used For 'Nixon' Paper Dress (Dress Not Included) ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT NIXON An empty padded envelope addressed to President Richard M Nixon / The White House / Washington, DC. Said to be used to send a 'Nixon" paper dress by Scott Paper Company (see pics of museum objects). With two-tone paper label on front having a typed mailing address and Scott Paper Company, Philadelphia, PA printed return address. A somewhat blurred $1.00 post mark reads says "Buy SCOTT" but date and place is obscured. There is no White House 'Received' marking. Envelope measures 12.5 x 17 inches (with flap closed) and is in good vintage condition with some bend marks, tape and glue remains, etc. "Paper clothes were a short-lived fad that lasted from 1966 to 1968. The Scott Paper Company introduced the first paper dress in 1966 as a promotional item and sold about 500,000 dresses. The success of the dresses was so phenomenal that many other companies started making them. The disposable dresses came in four sizes, and alterations and repairs were made with transparent tape. The hem could be adjusted simply with a pair of scissors. A symbol of the throwaway culture of the '60s, paper dresses were marketed for mass consumption and were available in numerous styles and prints. By 1967, major department stores such as I. Magnin & Co, Lord & Taylor, and Altman's, were selling them. Many of the dresses were printed in geometric, abstract motifs inspired by the Op art, Conceptual art and Pop art movements. Paper dresses unified art and fashion as they became part of the developing popular culture of the 1960s. This A-line dress is constructed from four layers of very thin tissue-like paper bonded by pressure. All paper dresses were treated with fire-resistant chemicals and were not to be washed or dry cleaned, which would have made them flammable. The paper dresses of the late 1960s were throwaways, often used in political campaigns and for advertising and other commercial uses." .................................................................................................................. Shipping to any mainland US address at $9.90; for all other addresses actual shipping costs apply. International bidders are welcome!
Price: 99.5 USD
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
End Time: 2024-08-25T11:35:44.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.9 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
President: Richard M. Nixon
Type: Envelope
Theme: Politics
Material: Paper
Country/Region: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
