1930s Montgomery Ward Pony Horsehide aviator cossack jacket

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281409286745
This vintage leather jacket was made in the late 1930s-early 1940s. It was made in California and was sold by Montgomery Ward under their Sportswear label. The “Aviator” style, a precursor to the modern motorcycle jacket, was popular in this late ’30s-1940s time period, and this is an excellent example. It has an asymmetrical / double breasted zipper design, with handwarmer pockets and double zipped breast pockets. The zippers are all Talons. The chest zippers are the originals, with ring style pulls and Talon branded sliders, a style which stopped production in the 1940s. The main zipper is a replacement, probably done in the late 1950s. Interestingly, the slider has had the pull replaced with a 1930s fan-tail pull, possibly off the original zip. The jacket has a half-belt back with teardrop shaped buckles. The jacket is fully lined, with a wonderful label with a California mission and palm tree. The jacket is made of pony horsehide.

Chest (pit to pit): 20″ (doubled = 40″)
Waist (side to side): 18″ (doubled = 36″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-3/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 21″

1920s leather lined shawl collar coat

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281406909215
This vintage coat was made in the 1920s. It is a shawl collared mackinaw style, with a sheepskin collar. The coat is belted with an early style buttoned belt. It has handwarmer pockets on the chest and flapped cargo pockets on the hips. The coat is leather-lined in the body and sleeves for windproofing. Prior to the adoption of leather as a common exterior material for coats in the 1920s, it was popular as a lining material for outdoorsy garments like this one.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 43″

Cabinwear Indian Blanket coat

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

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This coat was made by Banana Republic as part of their now defunct Cabinwear line, which channeled western styles of the 1920s and 1930s. This coat is made in material reminiscent of Indian blankets of that period, with a classic zipper front cut.

Chest (pit to it): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 32″

Bond Clothes Executive Group 1960s suit

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570710023
This vintage suit was made in Rochester, New York, in the early 1960s by Bond Clothiers under the Executive Clothiers label. It is two button, with notch lapels and short double vents. It has two pairs of pants, one cuffed, the other with no cuff.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 28-1/2″

Cuffed
Waist (side to side): 16″ (doubled = 32″)
Outseam: 40″
Inseam: 29″
Rise: 11″

1930s Red Hudson’s Bay Company point blanket mackinaw coat

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281406858780
This vintage coat was made in the 1930s from Hudson’s Bay Company point blankets. It is a classic double breasted mackinaw cut. At some point, the coat was fully lined, but where it is coming away, you can see the taped seams and hanger loop which give away the original unlined construction, which was typical on blanket mackinaws of the era.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 21″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

1960s Harvard Coop tweed suit

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570518533
This vintage suit was made in the early-mid 1960s and was sold by The Coop, Harvard Square. It is made of tweed, with a 2 roll 3 cut and notch lapels. Pants are cuffless, flat fronted, with a slanted cut to the hem for a more ideal break. The jacket is half-lined with pit guards.

Chest (pit to pit): 21-1/2″ (doubled = 43″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31- 3/4″

Waist (side to side): 16-1/2″ (doubled = 33″)
Inseam: 29″
Outseam: 41″
Rise: 12″

1930s m1926 shawl collared mackinaw

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570239228
This vintage mackinaw was made pre-war for either the US Army or for the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is double breasted, with a shawl collar, epaulettes, buttoned cuff adjuster belts and flapped patch pockets. It is unlined with taped seams, a hallmark of the early production versions of this coat.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 34″

1950s Sears steerhide motorcycle jacket

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570261013
This vintage leather jacket was made for Sears in the mid 1950s and was sold under their Hercules label. It is made of steerhide, with an off center zipper, kidney panel and action back. The pockets on this model are combination handwarmer and snapped flapped pockets, more like what you would see on a Hercules bomber jacket of the period. This jacket takes the map pocket of D-Pocket leather jackets to the next level. The map pocket extends almost from neck to waist to house some large cargo. There is a second, equally large zippered pocket, concealed in the bi-swing back.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 21-1/2″

1950s Kuppenheimer atomic fleck suit

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570336936
This vintage suit was made in the 1950s by Kuppenheimer and was sold in Livingston, Montana by the Progress Clothing store. It is blue wool with an orange fleck and slubby texture. The suit is single breasted, with a low two button closure and notch lapels. It is half-lined and has a short vent. The pants have drop loops and cuffs.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″) Size 40
Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

Waist (side to side): 17″ (doubled = 34″)
Inseam: 31″
Outseam: 42″
Rise: 11″

1930s US Biological Survey bag

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570365132
This vintage canvas bag was made in the mid 1930s and was used by the US Biological Survey for poisoned grain, which was used to eliminate “undesirable species” from the western states of America to clear the way for agriculture and ranching. The Bureau of Biological Survey was created in 1934 and lasted until 1940, when the Fish and Wildlife Service was created.
The bag is made of selvedge canvas, with the selvedge edge by the zipper. The zipper is a very early Talon, made in the same shape as earlier Hookless zippers. The buckle has anchor and “W” hallmarks.

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1930s Montgomery Ward Pony Horsehide aviator cossack jacket

1920s leather lined shawl collar coat

Cabinwear Indian Blanket coat

Bond Clothes Executive Group 1960s suit

1930s Red Hudson’s Bay Company point blanket mackinaw coat

1960s Harvard Coop tweed suit

1930s m1926 shawl collared mackinaw

1950s Sears steerhide motorcycle jacket

1950s Kuppenheimer atomic fleck suit

1930s US Biological Survey bag