A Rare WW1 Set of Unissued “Fox” Puttees In Original Packaging

A mint condition private purchase set of khaki wool puttees in original paper wrapping.
Complete with the maker marked bundling cord. Large ink stamped “Made in England”.

Fox Brothers produced woollen and worsted fabric in Wellington in Somerset since 1772. From the late 1800s and in the 1900s, production became increasingly focused on fabrics for the British military.

During the First World War, Fox Brothers supplied over 8,000 miles of cloth to the British and Allied governments, including the largest single order for textiles placed during the war: 852 miles of cloth supplied to the Ministry of Defence to make ‘puttees’. They used 10,000 tons or 900 trucks of wool to complete this order. Spiral leg puttees were used by the military as a part of the regular soldier uniform.

This type of puttee is well documents in reference material and on the web as being used in WW1 along with the thousands of other private purchase items taken to the front.

Code: 1211