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This vintage hat block is marked 7-1/2 and Columbia, and measures 23-1/2″ circumference.
7-1/2 Columbia hat block
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Allen Half-belt western jacket
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
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
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
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
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″
Zero King shawl collar mackinaw
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272042412993
This vintage coat was made in the 1970s by Zero King. It follows the lines of a 1920s mackinaw, with a shawl collar, double breasted closure, handwarmer pockets and flapped cargo pockets. It has a pile lining.
Chest (pit to pit): 2″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 32″
1930s Mackinaw stag coat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272042555075
This vintage coat was made in the 1930s. It is a single breasted mackinaw, with handwarmer pockets and flapped cargo pockets. It has a convertible roll collar. This style was generally called a “stag coat” at the time. It has an interior wind flap and a double thick front. At some point,it was re-lined with a heavy cotton lining, but it would have originally been made un-lined.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-3/4″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″
Swedish M1909 sheepskin parka
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272043311909
This vintage coat is an M1909, made by Mats Larsson for the Swedish army. It is made of heavyweight canvas with a sheepskin lining and collar. It has canvas tabs for the buttons, large saddlebag pockets with three button closure, and a section of quilted lining at the elbows.
Chest (pit to pit): 26″ (doubled = 52″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 38-1/2″
Farmers and Merchants Bank deposit bag
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401025669165
This vintage bank bag bears an oval hole Talon zipper and the name of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Berlin, Wisconsin.
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