http://www.ebay.com/itm/401057482603
This Cold War era Soviet GSH-6 helmet has definitely seen some action. Heated, flip up, gasketed visor, flip down sunshade, air hose attachment.
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Wood Hat Block
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401057503997
This vintage hat block is marked 5-3/4 and 7-1/4. It measures 23-1/4″ at the base, 8″ front to back, 6-11/16″ across and 5-3/4″ tall.
Greyhound bus driver’s jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401057515065
This vintage jacket was made by Howard Uniforms of Baltimore, MD for a Greyhound bus driver. It has a zip front and Greyhound buttons and patches.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Waist: 19-1/2″ (Doubled = 39″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/4″
Length (Base of collar to hem):24-1/4″
1930s Chippewa jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/401057528652
This vintage shirt jacket was made by the Chippewa Falls Woolen Mill Co. of Chhippewa Falls, Wisconsin in the 1930s. It bears their green bordered label used in that era, and was made for an outoorsman market- hunting or workwear.
Chest (pit to pit): 23-1/2″ (doubled = 47″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 28″
Tokyo Five denim jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272109519624
This jacket was made by Tokyo Five, loosely based on a 1930s buckle-back denim jacket. It has a one pocket, pleated front, with handwarmer pockets and wreath style donut buttons, and a buckle back.
Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 23-1/2″
1940s Sno-Fo shawl collar coat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272109521739
This vintage coat was made in the 1940s by the Excel Garment Mfg. Co of Minneapolis, Minnesota under their Sno Fo label. The coat has a cotton shell with a sheepskin lining and collar. It has handwarmer pockets and flapped cargo pockets with leather reinforcement on the pockets.
Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 42″
Lee Riders denim jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401057536602
Chest (pit to pit): 22-1/2″ (doubled = 45″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/4″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 23-1/2″
The Globe union suit
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114877643
This vintage union suit was made by The Globe. It is an unusual style, with a horizontal trap door in back and a double breasted closure with collar and mother of pearl buttons. With that collar, I’m unclear whether this was meant to be worn with a shirt or as a shirt.
Tagged size: 36
Pit to pit: 19″ (doubled = 38″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 16″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22″
Inseam: 23″
Warner Bros. western shirt
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401060611786
I bought this as part of a lot of clothes used by Warner Brothers in western movies. It’s a bit of a mystery, and doesn’t bear any of the Western Costume tags or Warner Brothers labels that the others did. The shirt has a pullover cut, large collar and gathered sleeves. It has unusually wide shoulders.
Pit to pit: 28″
Shoulder to shoulder: 28″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22″
Length (base of collar to hem): 32″
1940s Windward mackinaw coat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114889748
This vintage mackinaw coat was made for Montgomery Ward and was sold under their Windward Outdoor Clothing label. It is double breasted, with a button on belt and plaid flannel lining.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30″
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