C. 1881 Rare Wire Dress Form Top Section (Presumed Hall Borchert Dress Form Co.) figurative basket so I'd guess this dates

so I'd guess this dates to around then

which shows lots of wear

and some bends in the tin particularly on the tail

to the forearm

C. 1881 Rare Wire Dress Form Top Section (Presumed Hall Borchert Dress Form Co.) figurative basket so I'd guess this datesThis dress form is partial it would once have attached to a lower half to make a full body form; I've included a photo of a rare complete example at the end of photos. This top section is just right by me, though (much easier to manage and ship!), and I think is quite a striking sculptural thing with the potential to cast most excellent shadows! Quite a lot of effort invested in developing a form that could expand or contract to accommodate a range of