Below are images of a pair of William Deering foot pattern trousers made in our MUSEUM GRADE standard using Woolrich 85/15 (%) blend wool. These images demonstrate some of the detailed handsewing found throughout our "museum grade" trousers. Our Schuylkill Arsenal trousers (while a slightly different pattern of course) are virtually identical in terms of location and volume of handsewing.

We are pleased to come to know that a number of more adventureous souls among us have used these MUSEUM GRADE trouser images to go by to upgrade their sutler row trousers with additional handsewn details. If these images have served in that additional capacity, we are delighted.

I have been routinely asked about the visual differences between my "commercial grade" trousers and my "museum grade" trousers (both in Deering and Schuylkill Arsenal pattern). My response to that is when viewed from the OUTSIDE there is very little difference to be seen (when comparing Deering to Deerings and S/A's to S/A's of course). Most of the assembly differences are found on the INSIDE where all the handsewing is. Also, while the pockets and fly are installed a little differently this is only really evident from the INSIDE. So for the most part the "museum grade" trousers and the "commercial grade" trousers (in their respective patterns) are almost identical when viewed from the OUTSIDE.

Where our Woolrich 85/15 blend has been used in the production of both a pair of "museum grade" trousers and a pair of "commercial grade" trousers, generally stated the patterning is the same, the wool of course is the same, the buttons are the same, the waistband and pocket fabrics are the same ... even the tie-back cord is the same. With the hand-tacking on the watch pocket ends, sideseam pocket corners and the bottom of the split rear waistband notch, from the OUTSIDE, the two versions of my trousers were very hard to tell apart!

Once again, all samples shown below are the William Deering contract pattern. If you have any questions please call or e-mail me. Now on to the images!

Pockets, vent reinforcement & handsewing	**fly facings & handsewing	Deering stamp & hand sewing	Top:outside cuff Bottom: inside cuff w/ facing
Pocket facings & handsewing

** While not visible in the image, there is extensive handsewing around the front and back edges of the brown polished cotton fly facings (same as seen on the right side white cotton drill facing) .

Below are some clickable thumbnail images of our William Deering trousers in COMMERCIAL GRADE manufacture. Show are samples with machine-sewn buttonholes as well as hand sewn buttonholes. Compare our details to other trousers on the market for a "see-for-yourself" evaluation.

As in our written description on previous pages, please note the high rise cut; tapered, sloping waistband; medium and small paperbacked tin buttons; brown cotton left fly panel facings; split, rolled and hemmed cuffs; HAND tacking on side pockets, watch pocket and cuff splits. Also please note that our verticle side seam pattern pocket openings start approximately 1 & 1/2" down from the waistband and DO NOT start right at the waistband itself. This is the correct installation for this style of pocket.