Salesman's sample folio for "John D" custom tailored suits "Style, Comfort, Price, Fit"

Tri-fold quarto in black pebbled cloth with bronze stamped cover, 11.5 x 8.5 inches. With 23 samples, 5 x 7 inches in various weights arranged in four sets, each with paper label identifying fiber composition by percentage—note limitations on wool (5% max) and prevalence of rayon, the synthetic fiber introduced in the 1930s that became a popular substitute. About Very Good with light soil and repair to front joint, nibbling to the edges of the paper labels set under the fabric with nibbling to the upper layer of the last heavy wool sample (with the upside of being able to see the underlying weave). Two illustrated panels including measuring charts and guidelines for salesmen: "All garments will be made according to government regulations" and "Cuffs will be furnished only where the inseam measurements do not exceed the War Production Board ruling," referring to WWII-era austerity measures.