Pendleton half-belt jacket

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This vintage jacket was made in the mid-late 1940s by the Pendleton Woolen Mills of Portland Oregon from wool gabardine.  It has a Talon zipper front, belt adjuster cuffs, handwarmer pockets, a zipped breast pocket and a belted back with side adjusters
 

Chest (pit to pit): 23-1/2″

Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 25″

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SunLife gabardine jacket

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This vintage jacket was made by the Winer Mfg. Co of Hammond, Indiana, makers of Stratojac, under their SunLife label. It has a late ’40s Talon marked U stop zipper and a patch from “Copaigns S.A.C.”. It has hidden side pockets and elasticized sides.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

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McCracken Bros 1950s western suit

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This vintage suit was made in 1960 and was sold by McCracken Bros, the mens store, with locations in Bozeman and Dillon Montana. It is a more sedate version of the style, with proportions more in keeping with western suits of the mid 1950s.  Made from putty colored gabardine, it has saddlebag pockets, peak lapels, a bi-swing back, a square cutaway, three button front and no yokes. The pants have regular style belt loops and buttoned “dog ear” pockets, more typically seen on equestrian breeches.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-3/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″
Waist (side to side):  14-3/4″ (doubled = 29-1/2″)
Outseam: 40″
Inseam: 29-1/4″
Rise: 10-3/4″

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1930s Levis Riders jacket

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This vintage jacket was made in the late 1930s by Levi Strauss as part of their Levi Strauss Riders gabardine line.  It is waist length, with handwarmer pockets and button adjuster sides. It has a Talon zipper with sunburst stopbox, placing the date of manufacture in the late 1930s to early 1940s.

Chest (pit to pit): 19″ (doubled = 38″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 15″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 21-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 20″

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1940s Miller western suit

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This vintage suit was made in the postwar period, by Miller Western Wear of Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly early variant of the style, made sometime in the late 1940s through early 1950s. It has a three button front, peak lapels, saddlebag pockets and bi-swing shoulders. The pants have western style belt loops and pearl snap pockets.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 29″
Waist (side to side): 15″ (doubled = 30″)
Outseam: 40-3/4″
Inseam: 29-1/2″
Rise: 11-1/4″

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1940s embroidered western shirt

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This vintage shirt was made in the 1940s. It is two tone green and taupe, with embroidered green yellow and pink flowers. It has a fancy yoked front and back , pearloid plastic buttons and a single snap sewn at the neck for a flat closure.

Chest (pit to pit): 23-1/2″ (doubled = 47″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 28″

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1950s blue suit

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This vintage suit was made in the 1950s. It is a striking shade of light blue, with a single breasted, two button front, patch pockets and drop loops on the cuffed pants.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 34″

Waist (Side to side): 16″
Inseam: 46″
Outseam: 32-1/2″
Rise: 13-1/2″

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