Item 2019.127 - St Margaret CC41 Long Johns Underwear

St Margaret was the trademark of N. Corah & Sons of Leicester. They registered the trademark in 1875 but had been using it earlier for knitwear goods they manufactured at their St Margaret Works factory which was opened in 1865. In the 1870s they added football and rugby jerseys to the range of hosiery and garments they produced. In 1927 they signed an agreement with Marks & Spencer to make St Margaret knitwear to be sold in M&S stores. In 1977 M&S celebrated 50 years of their use of the label. It is unclear exactly when it was phased out by M&S but N. Corah & Sons was acquired by Coats Viyella in 1994, the company was soon broken up and St Margaret Works was closed in about 2004.