Butterick Publishing Company
The Butterick Publishing Company was founded by Ebenezer Butterick to distribute the first graded sewing patterns. By 1867, it had released its first magazine, Ladies Quarterly of Broadway Fashions, followed by The Metropolitan in 1868. These magazines contained patterns and fashion news.
The Delineator, August 1894 cover
The Little Delineator, February 1925 Cover.
Ebenezer Butterick was an American tailor, inventor, manufacturer, and fashion business executive, born in Sterling, Massachusetts.
Ebenezer Butterick
The Delineator, August 1894 cover