Footnotes and more info below. Quick note for those not aware, YES: it is perfectly safe to handle extant objects with bare hands. In fact, many conservators are beginning to favor handling lightly with clean, dry hands rather than with gloves, as the sense of touch promotes greater delicacy in handling. All study day footage used with permission from Leicestershire County Council Collections. For more information on the Leicestershire County Council Museum and the Symington Collection: https://imageleicestershire.org.uk/view-item?i=11963&WINID=1570329719116 https://www.instagram.com/leicestershire_collections/ Footnotes: 1. Background information on the Symington company from a recording of a talk given by Sarah Nicol, curator at the Symington Collection. Additional information found at https://imageleicestershire.org.uk/view-item?i=18697&WINID=1570648095835 2. Symington patterns online: https://imageleicestershire.org.uk/index.php?a=ViewItem&key=SXsiTiI6MTI0LCJQIjp7InZhbHVlIjoic3ltaW5ndG9uIHBhdHRlcm5zIiwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiIxIiwiZnV6enlQcmVmaXhMZW5ndGgiOiI0IiwiZnV6enlNaW5TaW1pbGFyaXR5IjowLjcsIm1heFN1Z2dlc3Rpb25zIjoiNCIsImFsd2F5c1N1Z2dlc3QiOm51bGx9fQ&pg=5&WINID=1570755461573#HleNmyPYfKwAAAFtnvHjbA/18697 3. Bra patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1115674 4. “No heavy steels”: http://bit.ly/2Na2LNU Gale Document Number: GALE|ZDWNMO134822583 5. Modern medical studies: Valerie Steele, “The Corset: A Cultural History”, 2003. (Page 72) 6. “Too much cording”, confirmed by Jill Salen via email correspondence, 7th October 2019. The book, “Corsets: Historical Patterns and Techniques” by Jill Salen can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Corsets-Historical-Techniques-Jill-Salen/dp/0896762610 7. Kenna’s waist measurement database: https://sewingwithkenna.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/waist-measurements-resource-25/ (Kenna’s also on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/houkakyou/) I’ll be dumping all the raw study day footage for all tiers over on Pat