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Original 1936 Roanoke Railway & Electric Company uniform made by Maier-Lavaty Co., Chicago, consisting of the uniform coat and matching riding-style breeches.
The tailor’s label is named to Thomas C. Wilkes and dated October 15, 1936, providing an unusually specific date and employee attribution.
The R Ry & E Co. insignia design corresponds with the historic corporate insignia of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company of Roanoke, Virginia, an electric street railway and transit operator.
A scarce, named and precisely dated pre-WWII electric railway uniform with both coat and breeches surviving together.
Condition: Vintage pre-owned condition with age/storage wear, stains, and a few moth holes.
Please review all photographs closely for condition, measurements, insignia, buttons and tailor-label details. No attempt has been made to professionally clean or restore the uniform.
