Antique & Collectible

Vintage Wire & Wood Clothes Hangers

In the days when hangers were a luxury, and hotels and trains provided a place to sleep but not necessarily a means to hang your clothes up, a hanger or two was a necessary part of a well-packed traveler's suitcase.  American inventors quickly saw the market was ripe for a "better mousetrap", creating literally hundreds of different hanger designs.   Some hangers were simple, others quite complex, and some were granted patents.  There were folders, sliders, hinged varieties, expanding ones, hangers with clothespins or clips, others that incorporated a clothes brush or a shoe horn, those that advertised a product or business, pocket-sized dainty models, and large graphic twisted wire versions.  Here's a sampling of the seemingly endless variety, along with my current offerings of antique clothespins.  

Wireware Hanger with Great Form   This one shows great imagination! It could have been bent this way or that to accommodate different size garments.  I have two of this style available.     LCM-H-1    

Very Good .... $24.00 each          

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3 Child size Clothes Hangers   Cute and very hard to find these days    ML-H-8   

Good+ .... $25.00 / lot or $10.00 ea.

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Victorian Twisted Wireware Hanger   These twisted wire examples are wonderfully graphic and extremely hard to find.  Measuring close to 20" wide it has great presence!  This one has some surface rust on it.     LCM-H-2

Very Good .... $55.00     SOLD!          

Another Simple Wireware Form   Nicely made and with a mellow patina, this one is another great contrast to the fancy Victorian ones.     LCM-H-3

Very Good .... $5.00     SOLD!

Another Fancy Victorian Twisted Wireware Hanger   Another great "slinky-style" coiled wire hanger from the Victorian era---a grand example of the wonderful excess of that time period!     LCM-H-4

Very Good .... $55.00      SOLD!    

Oval Wire Hanger with 10 Clothespins   This one is a great user if you need to dry 5 pairs of socks or mittens, or for your "unmentionables" or other delicates............     LCM-H-5

Very Good .... $10.00     SOLD!    

Wireware Pants Hanger   Unlatch the bottom wire, lay a pair of pants across and latch it back up.     LCM-H-6

Very Good .... $4.00     SOLD!

Folding Advertising Hanger   I presume this one was meant to hold two garments, pants and jacket or shirt, and it folds.  I have seen this one referred to as the Wizard hanger---this example is marked "Neustadts", a men's clothing store I would guess.     Click for Pic     LCM-H-7

Very Good .... $10.00     SOLD!

Folding Wire Hanger with Looped Ends   I don't think I have seen this folder before.  It measures about 18" across when not folded.     Click for Pic     LCM-H-8

Very Good .... $7.00     SOLD!

Folding Wire Hanger with Unusual Clips   This one is marked with three patent dates:  Apr. 23 '01, May 19 '03, Oct. 23 '07.  The unusual feature is the auxiliary sliding clips, from which you could hang a second garment, or slide them all the way out to extend the width of the hanger by an inch or two.  Folds up for compact storage when not in use.     Click for Pic     LCM-H-9

Very Good .... $12.00     SOLD!

Folding Hanger with J-Hooks   This one has a nice mellow patina, and features another form of auxiliary hooks.  It also has a secondary hook for hanging another hanger underneath, and it folds in half.     Click for Pic     LCM-H-10 

Very Good .... $7.00     SOLD!

Set of 5 Sliding Wardrobe Hanger in Case   These would have been just the thing to have for traveling---5 compact hangers that slide from 10" to 15" in length, all in a cute leather case.     LCM-H-11 

Very Good .... $18.00 set     SOLD!

Simple Folding Hanger   Made of twisted wireware with nickel plating, this one also has a secondary hook for hanging another hanger underneath, and it folds in half.     Click for Pic     LCM-H-12 

Very Good .... $6.00     SOLD!

Squeeze-to-Hang Wireware Hanger   This hanger is one I hadn't seen before.  I was told it was used when traveling on railroad cars but I imagine it would work in hotels too.  The idea was that it didn't need to have a hook to hang it with because all you had to do was squeeze the two loops together to open up the center portion enough to get it around the clothes bar.  I have two of these available   Click for Pic     LCM-H-13   

Good+ .... $7.00 each or $10.00 / pr.     SOLD!

5 Wireware Hangers   I have 5 of these twisted wire hangers available       

ML-H-1   

Good+ .... $6.00 each or $20.00 / 5     SOLD!

Wireware Combo Pants & Clothes Hanger   This hanger is a little different and looks good.    ML-H-2 

Good+ .... $12.00     SOLD!

New Idea Suit Wireware / Wood Hanger   This hanger is one I hadn't seen before.    I have two of these available      

ML-H-3 

Good+ .... $10.00 each or $15.00 / pair     SOLD!

8 Wireware / Wood Pants Hangers   Here is a ready made collection of this interesting style of hanger from yesteryear. Most have advertising from Oregon shops.         ML-H-4    

Good+ .... $7.00 each    SOLD!

8 Wire & Wood Clothes Hangers   Almost all of these have Oregon locations on them.  Getting hard to find.      ML-H-5   

Good+ .... $3.00 each    SOLD!

Wireware Hanger w/ Clothespin Hangers   This hanger is an interesting design.     ML-H-6   

Good+ .... $32.00     SOLD!

2 Unusual Clothes Hangers   The top is has cute advertising on it.  The bottom must have been for travel or the small apartment.       ML-H-7   

Top .... Good+ .... $8.00     SOLD!

Bottom .... Good+ .... $12.00     SOLD!

Wireware Hanger w/ Wire Coil   This hanger is an interesting design eant to keep those puffy shoulders from sagging I suppose.  .     ML-H-9   

Good+ .... $39.00     SOLD!

Wireware Hanger w/ Pants Hanger   This hanger is an different design with economy of material a factor.      ML-H-10   

Good+ .... $10.00      SOLD!

Wireware Hanger  This hanger has a hanger loop attached.  I think it might have been added as it is a different gauge wire.      ML-H-11   

Good+ .... $6.00      SOLD!

Wireware Hanger  This hanger is an interesting design meant to keep those puffy shoulders from sagging I suppose.      ML-H-12   

Good+ .... $30.00     SOLD!

4 Misc Wireware Hanger These hangers are all a bit different but pretty typical.     ML-H-13   

Good+ .... $6.00 ea. or  $20.00 / Lot     SOLD!

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