24.09d

Suspenders

1950 Approximate

Black Suspenders. Material: textile, metal. Size: 34 1/2" L. Description: black elastic suspenders - metal triangle at back - leather button hooks at ends.

Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill purchased this tuxedo and accessories from Matt J. Graif in Mankato, Minnesota in the 1950s. Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill wore this tuxedo to formal events during his college years: 1953-1959; during his travels with his wife; and to events at the Grand Masonic Lodge of Minnesota 1967-1972.