Trade Card: Misfit Clothing Parlors, Kansas City, Missouri

This trade card advertises the Misfit Clothing Parlors located at 102 West Ninth Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The card measures 4-3/4" x 2-3/4". The front of the card likely displays the business name and address, although the provided information does not describe the imagery in detail. The back of the card features a street guide for Kansas City. [In the Victorian era, a 'misfit' was a custom-made garment rejected by a client due to fit or specifications. 'Misfit Parlors' emerged as businesses that purchased these rejected garments and resold them at lower prices.] Victor Klein was the proprietor.

Associated People/Businesses

• Misfit Clothing Parlors
• Klein, Victor

Geography

• Kansas City

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Jewish merchants
• Advertising cards
• Advertising

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 1, Folder 153