Leg Silque Liquid Stockings

Description
While leg makeup has been commercially available since the 1920s, it wasn't until rationing was introduced during the World War II that the product became an essential commodity for many American women. Unable to procure silk or nylon hose, many women resorted to painting their legs with products such as Leg Silque Liquid Stockings, made in Boston, Mass., by the Langlors Company. Some industrious users even drew black lines down the backs of their legs to simulate the seams.
Location
Currently on loan
Object Name
leg makeup
Date made
ca 1942
maker
Langlors, Inc.
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
ID Number
1985.0481.002
accession number
1985.0481
catalog number
1985.0481.002
subject
Clothing & Accessories
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Credit Line
Gift of Sidney Glaser

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