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Do You Know: Why do men button coats left over right? (colour litho)

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Do You Know: Why do men button coats left over right? (colour litho)
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English School, (20th century) / English
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Private Collection
Medium
colour lithograph
Date
C20th AD
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Why do men button coats left over right? The generally accepted theory for this peculiar mode is an inheritance from sword carrying days - the sword was fastened to the left, and a man buttoned his coat left over right to ensure the right-hand portion would not flap, or get caught up with the sword hilt, as the weapon was withdrawn from its sheath. This legacy comes from days when tailoring was quite different to the present craft. A woman buttons her coat the reverse way, and it is suggested this is because women almost invariably carry babies on the left arm. Illustration for one of a set of 50 "Do You Know?" cigarette cards issued by Carreras in 1939.

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© Look and Learn / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / 1930s / learning / weapon / baby / knowledge / colour / education / sword / woman / man / coat / clothes / tailor / craftsman / print / mzprint / stereoscopic card

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