1940s Miller western suit

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272040586560

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″

1940s Bouldercord Suit

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401024394768

This vintage work suit was made in the mid-late 1940s. It is made in California of Vat Dyed Mercerized Sanforized Bouldercord whipcord. The jacket is waist length, with small, mid-set flapped patch pockets and a shirt style collar. It has a Talon zipper, with a square hole pull and Talon marked U shaped stop box, which put the date of manufacture in the years immediately after WWII. The pants are flat fronted, and appear to have had original cuffs let down.

Chest (pit to pit): 24-1/2″ (doubled = 49)

Shoulder to shoulder: 22″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 23-3/4″

Waist (side to side): 18″ (doubled = 36″)

Outseam: 46″

Inseam: 31-3/4″

Rise: 14-1/4″

1940s The Hub tweed overcoat

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272040593690

this vintage overcoat was made in the 1940s for the Hub, Harlem, Montana. It is made of oatmeal flecked tweed, in a single breasted cut.

Chest (pit to pit): 24-1/2″ (doubled = 49″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

No. 81 hat block

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272040619095

This vintage hat block was made by Hoff-Man. It is a no 81 block, and is marked 5-1/2 and 7-1/4. It measures 23″ circumference.

7-1/2 Columbia hat block

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401024411113

This vintage hat block is marked 7-1/2 and Columbia, and measures 23-1/2″ circumference.

Allen Half-belt western jacket

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272041500995

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1940s-early 1950s in Denver Colorado by the Allen Mfg. Co. It is made of gray striped wool, with a belted back with buttoned side adjusters. It has a zipper front with a Talon zipper, with a Talon branded U shaped stop box used in the mid-late 1940s and a rounded corner pull, introduced in the late 1940s. The jacket has handwarmer pockets and steeply angled talon zip breast pocket.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/4″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25″

Gordon and Ferguson leather lined gabardine half-belt

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401024813195

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1940s in St. Paul, Minnesota by Gordon & Ferguson under their Field & Stream label. It has a pleated half-belt back, saddlebag pockets, zipped breast pocket and Talon zipper front with Talon marked U shaped stopbox and square holed pull. Interestingly, it has a leather lining in the body, for windproofing.

Chest (pit to pit): 20″ (doubled = 40″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 16-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25-3/4″

1950s blue plaid ranch jacket

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401024389692

This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s. It is made of a napped wool blend, with a three button front and unusual upwardly pointed, rounded tipped peak lapels. It has distinctive western yoking front and back and handwarmer pockets concealed in front pleats.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 18″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″

Length (base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″

1930s Double Duty mackinaw coat

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272042341478

This vintage mackinaw coat was made in the mid-late 1930s by Double Duty (for rugged wear). It is double breasted, with handwarmer and flapped cargo pockets. It has a halfbelt back with button on belt quarters to form a full belt. As is typical with work mackinaws of this period, this coat is unlined.

Tagged size: 44

Chest (pit to pit):24″

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″

Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

B-9 Parka

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401025167306

This vintage parka was made in the 1950s. It is nearly identical to a B-9 parka, but with a civilian “Parka” label instead of the military contract label. Somewhat unusually, it has French made Emar zippers.

Chest (pit to pit): 25″ (doubled = 50″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″

Length (base of collar to hem): 33″

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Monthly Archives: December 2015

1940s Miller western suit

1940s Bouldercord Suit

1940s The Hub tweed overcoat

No. 81 hat block

7-1/2 Columbia hat block

Allen Half-belt western jacket

Gordon and Ferguson leather lined gabardine half-belt

1950s blue plaid ranch jacket

1930s Double Duty mackinaw coat

B-9 Parka