WWII period, US, American Red Cross, Woman, Volunteers, 1-piece
Dress belonging to a Canteen Worker "Doughnut Dolly"
Uniform Details
This uniform is of the WWII period, it is an American Red Cross, 1-piece Dress. It belonged to a woman who served as an
A.R.C. Volunteer. This style of a uniform was worn by Canteen Workers, who were often nick-named "Doughnut Dollies" for serving food and drinks to
US servicemen. The unifom does not have it's standard A.R.C. volunteer red and white color cloth cross patch sewn on the upper left sleeve, but we
can supply a correct A.R.C. patch at an extra cost, if desired. This dress is unique in that it still retains belt which is almost always
missing. This uniform never had the shoulder patch, the white collar, nor did it ever have the white cuffs. The uniform is missing
the white epaulettes. This uniform is a period size 14. Condition is Very Good, the uniform has 1 small pocket hole
that is easy to fix.
Comments from the Curator:
Female uniforms of the WWII period range from the many hundreds of dollars all the way up to several thousands of dollars
for rare pieces. Para-military uniforms such as this are slowly following this trend, making them good investments. A little known
fact is that many of these organization's uniforms are quite rare today. American Red Cross uniforms, when studied as a whole,
show that there is almost limitless combinations of these uniforms making them quite fun to hunt down. This Doughnut Dolly
uniform is perhaps the most popular of all A.R.C. uniform types and are getting harder to find by the day.
Buy it Now - $295.00
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E-Mail, or by phone at 434-836-5323.
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