1930s Levis Riders jacket

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This vintage jacket was made in the late 1930s by Levi Strauss as part of their Levi Strauss Riders gabardine line.  It is waist length, with handwarmer pockets and button adjuster sides. It has a Talon zipper with sunburst stopbox, placing the date of manufacture in the late 1930s to early 1940s.

Chest (pit to pit): 19″ (doubled = 38″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 15″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 21-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 20″

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Lasso Western ranch-jac

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This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s by Lasso Western Wear.  It has sharp peak lapels, a three button front and spade shaped yoking front and back, a pleated back, and pocket flaps which mirror the yokes.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″

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1940s Miller western suit

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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″

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1940s Bouldercord Suit

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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″

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Allen Half-belt western jacket

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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″

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Gordon and Ferguson leather lined gabardine half-belt

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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″

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