1930s Great Western brown belt-back overcoat

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271811754007
This vintage overcoat was made in the 1930s by the Great Western Tailoring Company of Chicago, Illinois – The Pioneer Line. It is made of brown wool, with a double breasted cut, horizontal peak lapels, a breast pocket and belted back. The coat is half-lined, as was typical of overcoats of this era. heavy moth holes to hem. Moth bite by left pocket. Stain on left sleeve

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 43″

1946 Albert Richard Spun Sun plaid coat

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281635072000
This vintage coat was made by Albert Richard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1946. It is interlined with “Spun Sun” fiberglass insulation, pioneered by Albert Richard immediately after WWII. This model can be seen in the advertisement below. This is the early style “Spun Sun” fabric, before the introduction of the (R) symbol in 1947. Albert Richard was sold and relocated in 1952, closing shortly thereafter. This coat has a three button front, a broad collar and two flapped hip pockets.

Tagged size: 44
Chest (pit to pit): 25″ (doubled = 50″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

1930s Belt-Back Hudson’s Bay Company Point Blanket Mackinaw Coat

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281632159457
This vintage coat was made in the mid 1930s from English-made Hudson’s Bay Company point blanket wool. The coat is a classic double breasted mackinaw cut, with the points prominently displayed. The coat has a fancy back, with a scalloped yoke and center pleat with flanking pleats. The cuffs have button adjusters in the black contrast portion of the blanket fabric. As is typical of mackinaws of this period, the coat is unlined with taped seams. It features the Hudson’s Bay crest used in the late 1920s-1930s. With the particular usage of the black portion of the blanket for trimming the pockets and cuffs, as well as the raw hem, a holdover from capote stylings, I would guess the manufacturer of this particular coat as Congress Sportswear, which would have used the Maine Guide label.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″
Length (base of collar to hem): 34″

1940s Shanhouse Bold Look two-tone mackinaw jacket

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281632150114
This vintage coat was made in 1947-1948 by Shanhouse Bros of Rockford, Illinois. This coat was featured in their “Bold Look” advertising campaign, and has a brick red blanket wool body with contrasting trim, sleeves and caped shoulders in red and white plaid. As is typical of mackinaws of this era, it is unlined, save for the shoulders. The jacket has a Talon zipper, with a U shaped Talon marked stopbox that was produced in the late 1940s.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

1930s Montgomery Ward Sheeplined Coat

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271808722539
This vintage coat was made for Montgomery Ward in the 1930s. It is canvas, with a mouton collar and sheepskin lining. It has blanket lined sleeves with storm cuffs, and loop closures. These sheeplined coats were popular as workwear and with ranchers from the 1910s-1950s.

Tagged size: 44″
Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 34″

1920s Shawl Collar horsehide leather barnstormer jacket

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271790736078
This vintage leather coat was made in the 1920s-early 1930s. It is made of black horsehide leather, worn to reveal brown tones and incredible grain. It has a broad brown mouton shawl collar. The coat is single breasted, with handwarmer pockets and flapped hip pockets. The coat has an original wool lining, with nylon on the back and sleeves, probably to replace a worn lining. There are storm cuffs under the buttoned cuffs to keep the wind out. These hip length shawl collar coats were popular in the early days of motorcycling and aviation.

Chest (pit to pit) 26″ (doubled = 52″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 22″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

1930s Sears Hercules plaid work jacket

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281614503389
This vintage plaid mackinaw coat was made in the mid 1930s for Sears under the Hercules workwear label. This coat was also made under the Fieldmaster hunting label for Sears at the same time, however the hunting version has a game pouch, while this, the workwear version, does not. The coat is made from red and black plaid mackinaw cloth, with double shoulders and two-way pockets (top entry cargo pockets over side entry handwarmers). As was typical of work coats of this period, it is unlined.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

WWII army officer’s short overcoat mackinaw coat

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281615252325
This vintage overcoat was made on Nov. 26, 1942 for the United States Army. It is an Officer’s short overcoat / mackinaw coat. The coat is double breasted, with flapped pockets, a rear vent, and epaulettes.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 36″

Shawl Collar fur lined overcoat

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281615425399
This vintage overcoat has a full fur lining and a fur collar. From the way the collar extends over the top buttonhole and the interior, I would say that the fur was added later by a tailor.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 43″

1960s fur lined peak lapel overcoat

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271791763267
This vintage overcoat was made in the early 1960s. It has a subtle herringbone pattern to the wool, has fishmouth peak lapels and a full fur lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 41″

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1930s Great Western brown belt-back overcoat

1946 Albert Richard Spun Sun plaid coat

1930s Belt-Back Hudson’s Bay Company Point Blanket Mackinaw Coat

1940s Shanhouse Bold Look two-tone mackinaw jacket

1930s Montgomery Ward Sheeplined Coat

1920s Shawl Collar horsehide leather barnstormer jacket

1930s Sears Hercules plaid work jacket

WWII army officer’s short overcoat mackinaw coat

Shawl Collar fur lined overcoat

1960s fur lined peak lapel overcoat