Download or read book Children's Body Measurements for Sizing Garments and Patterns written by Ruth O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proposed standard of body measurements is based on the results of a study taken on 147,088 children, 4 to 17 years of age, inclusive, distributed in 15 States and the District of Columbia. It recommends dimensions to be used in constructing a series of standard mannequins such as are used by manufacturers to size garments and patterns.