Jenyns Patent Corsetry papers and photographs
Collection
Accession number
29406
Date
1910-1940s
Abstract
Material relating to the Jenyns Patent Corset company, Brisbane.
Scope and content
This collection features posters, advertising material, a scrapbook, photographs, a price list and framed certificates relating to the House of Jenyns, which also patent rights to manufacture and sell corsets all over the world.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 4 series
Description
1 box (3 folders) archival material
Additional format
Digital copies available for selected items
Administrative / Biographical history
The Jenyns Patent Corset Pty. Ltd. was established in Brisbane in 1898 by Sarah Ann Jenyns (1865-1952) and her husband Ebenezer Randolphus Jenyns (1865-1958). The company was located at 309-315 George Street and was a leading corset label, pioneering surgical and hygenic corsets for women. The business eventually became one of Queensland's longest running fashion companies and one of the country's most significant underwear empires.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
Out of copyright.
Conditions of use
You are free to use without permission. Please attribute the State Library of Queensland.
Preferred citation
29406, Jenyns Patent Corsetry Papers and Photographs, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.