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Sutlers and Vendors of 19th Century wares

The sutlers and vendors on the following list sell 19th Century authentic or reproduction clothing, period patterns, cloth, supplies, or wares. This list is comprised of sutlers who offer reproductions that vary in degrees of accuracy. The LHS does not necessarily recommend any individual or firm on the list, and reserves the right to amend as needed. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement.

Those seeking costume components and who are unsure should consult with more established LHS members prior to purchase. Remember, good work in the past does not mean reproductions meet current standards! Ask lots of specific questions of these sutlers, the good ones will know why their goods are made the way they are.

We try to update our links on a regular basis; however, if you should notice that a particular link is down or not working, please contact arachnid@lhsmn.org. By the same token, if you have information that you would like us to add to our Links page, please contact arachnid@lhsmn.org.

Costume Suppliers (Mens, Shoes, and Hats)

Costume Suppliers (Women's, Fabric, and Patterns)

Non-clothing wares

  • Acanthus Books Facsimile reproductions and non-facsimile reprints of antiquarian culinary works, as well as scholarly works on food and culinary history.
  • Applewood Books Books and Magazines from America's Past
  • AzRA Historical Resources
  • Beaver Buckets Reproductions of wooden buckets, washtubs, butter churns, and other wooden containers.
  • Five Rivers Chapmanry Purveyors of quality hand-crafted cooperage fine hand-sewn embroidered garments, historical sewing patterns & embroidery supplies
  • Fox River Traders French and Indian era to fur traders. Wide variety of non-clothing wares.
  • James Townsend & Son has just about everything for a civilian, with an emphasis on late 18th and early 19th Century, suitable for older men of 1860
  • Livonia Smithery Reproductions of 17th, 18th, and 19th century lighting, cooking and domestic metal goods for the retail and wholesale trade.
  • Mrs. Christen's Miscellanea - Civil War Era civilian goods, both Vintage and reproduction
  • Northwest Traders - capotes and blankets
  • Pied Potter Hamelin - Custom redware pottery - especially useful in the 1860s kitchen
  • Reenactment Eyewear - Don Griffin is a PA optician and reenactor who can supply competitively priced prescription glasses for periods from the 1500s to the 1920s.
  • The TentSmiths - tents from all eras!
  • Texas Sutler - Early 19th Century wares.
  • Thistle Dew Books
  • Westmoore Pottery Handmade pottery -- redware, salt-glazed stoneware and green-glazed wares. Replicas of 17th, 18th and early 19th-century pottery.

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