With almost all menswear bought off the rack or online today, the “shoddy dropper” has long passed into obscurity. This 1920s slang term, used only in Australia and New Zealand, referred to roving ...
This 1920s slang term, used only in Australia and New Zealand, referred to roving sellers of cloth. Most shoddy droppers sold men's suiting such as serges and tweeds. They walked city streets or went ...
Though shoddy dropping flew under the radar even in the 1920s, it is worth remembering today as a reminder of the unscrupulous selling practices that bloom in cost-of-living crises. Along with the ...
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The most successful shoddy droppers were smooth talkers attractively dressed in made-to-measure three-piece suits – but the cloth they sold was often poor quality.