Pattern sheet for an SA uniform jacket with 6 diagrams and a size chart
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 49.125 inches (124.778 cm) | Width: 36.125 inches (91.758 cm)
Creator(s)
- M. Muller & Sohn (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The pattern sheet was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Sturmabteilung (SA) uniform coat or jacket pattern sheet produced in Munich, Germany, in approximately 1935. The SA was a Nazi paramilitary organization established by Adolf Hitler in Munich in 1921. Commonly known as Brownshirts or Storm Troopers, the SA protected Nazi leaders, marched in Nazi rallies, and terrorized political opponents during Hitler’s rise to power in Weimar Germany. By 1933, SA membership had expanded to nearly two million men. On June 30, 1934, the Night of the Long Knives, SS forces assassinated the head of the SA, Ernst Rohm, and most of the leadership, disempowering the SA.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular, white paper pattern sheet for making a jacket. It has a narrow black border and 6 pattern piece diagrams printed in black ink. Three diagrams are made of 5 overlapping lined patterns marked at intervals with the corresponding upper body numerical measurement, 52, 50, 48, 46, and 44, in centimeters. The patterns have solid and dashed lines and series of curved lines, straight arrows, Xs to indicate stretch, and elongated triangles to indicate darts. German text near the markings identify the part and provide instructions. The 3 other diagrams are made of solid lines and marked for upper body measurements. On the upper right is a size chart with 5 upper body measurements and corresponding measurements for chest, waist length, and full length in centimeters. In the upper left corner is German text, 5 lines in bold font and the last line underlined; in the lower left corner is a line of text. The reverse has a pattern sketch in blue pencil. The sheet is creased and discolored with age.
Corporate Bodies
- SA (Organization)
Subjects
- Nationalism and clothing--Germany.
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Nazis--Clothing--Germany.
- Clothing trade--Germany.
- Clothing and dress--Germany--History--20th century.
Genre
- Object
- Uniforms
- Tools and Equipment