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Vintage 1940s-1950s sunglasses. Deadstock, but damaged from storage.
1940s-1950s deadstock sunglasses
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1950s 3x Beaver Quality Stetson cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937845889
This vintage Stetson was made in the mid 1950s. It is marked “Rocking JB” and has the initials of the original owner. It is a size 7-1/4.
1960s-1970s Frye engineer cowboy boots
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271902007348
Heavily worn with great patina. Resoled at some point. Size 11E.
Vintage canvas USPS mail bag
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937799631
This is a vintage United States Postal Service canvas mail bag. It is marked 3 on one side and 12-73 on the other. It has a drawstring closure with a locking closure on the string.
1960s Mallory by Stetson Open Road hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937796612
This vintage hat was made by Stetson under the Mallory name after their buyout of that brand. Stylistically, it is identical to the Stetson Open Road. It is a size 7, and has a bound brim, narrow ribbon and cattleman blocked crown.
Trade Bank and Trust Co. deposit bags
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271901896876
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937790898
This vintage bank bag was made by Rifkin with their 1932 patent Arcolock. This is an early variant with a rare no-hole Talon zipper with D stops on the end. Earlier examples are made of canvas, while this one feels like a heavyweight nylon. Talon switched to a solid stop from the D-Stop in the 1950s, and Rifkin switched to a design with a windowed slot later on, so I would put the manufacture of this to the mid 1940s.
1930s leather kidney belt
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937783023
This vintage kidney belt has a classic riveted, three buckle design. The original owner has tooled in a heart in the center and sets of initials, though all the writing is now faint.
Smallest hole: 29″
Largest hole: 32-1/4″
1920s The Gem hunting vest
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937216443
This vintage hunting vest was made by the Gem Shirt Company of Dayton, Ohio in the 1910s-1920s. The Gem Shirt Co. was founded c.1888, and diversified into canvas hunting clothes in the early part of the 20th century, innovating the usage of lined waterproof game bags. They were a high end maker at the time, making their products from an excellent grade of cotton canvas duck. They ceased production by the 1920s. It has corduroy shotgun shell pockets, ring backed buttons branded with the Gem logo, and a yellow on black label.
Tagged size: 42
Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Length: 23-1/2″
1930s Jeweled Studded western belt
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271900729809
This vintage belt was made c.1938 and was sold by Sears under the “Cowhand Special” model name. This type of jeweled, studded western belt was popular between about 1933 and 1941, with narrower styles and styles with overlaid contrast leather reviving it in the late 1940s-mid 1950s. This early variant was equally popular with cowboys as it was with the collegiate crowd, and you frequently see these worn in period photos with wide waistband collegiate slacks. This style of belt buckle was used on these belts from 1937-1939.
Belt Width: 1-3/4″
Smallest hole: 26″
Largest Hole: 33″
1940s Jeweled Studded western belt
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271900766383
This vintage belt was made in the late 1940s. This narrow style, with jewels on the hips and a ranger belt buckle was popular around 1946-1950.
Width: 11/16″
Largest hole: 30″
Smallest hole: 26″
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