COUNTERFEIT GLOVES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1923, Page 1

COUNTERFEIT GLOVES

YEOVIL. Sept. 20. As it is believed that French and German gloves are being sold in tincountry as English-made goods, the Yeovil (Somerset) Glove Manufuotiuers' Association are setting up a vigilance committee to carry out detective work in the trade in trace oti'emiing retailers. More than 40 of tin* largest glovemaking firms in England Ivbiiig to the association, and it i' stated that the home-glove trade is being seriously affected by the sale ot counterfeit gloves. •‘An enormous amount of proiileoring is going on in the glove-selling trade." the manager of one big firm said to-day. ‘I he deception, which is being practised upon the public is on a liar with selling imported meat as English. Shopkeepers are selling as English-made reindeer gloves which cost about 2os a pair those made of ordinary sheepskin which would yield a very good profit even it -old at (is fit! a pair. "Ju the. north of England, especially. gloves made from ordinary lambskin are being sold as English-made gazelle gloves, which could K- -elud 'd at 12s fid a pair. “Owing to the favourable exchanges retailers are buying large quantities ol sheep-skin gloves from Fran ••• and Germany. and are selling them at the prices which should he charged for English made reindeer, gazelle, and chamois leather cloves.”