I got an overcoat dated October 1939 today with a variant on the 1939 union tag I’ve never seen before.
Above, the variant on that coat, below, the standard version.
1939 variant union tag
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club collar RL shirt
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Hettrick Hunting Vest
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281038692529
This vintage hunting vest was made by Hettrick Sportswear, “a product of Hettrick Mfg. Co, Toledo, Ohio”. It is made of brown canvas duck, softened by decades of wear. It has elasticized loops for shotgun shells and a bellows breast pocket. The vest should fit a size 38.Chest: 19-1/2″ 
Brown Double Breasted Overcoat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281038288330
This vintage overcoat was made in the 1940s by Collegian Clothes for the Matzke Dite Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It bears a 1939 Union tag, which places its date of manufacture between 1939 and 1949. The coat is a brown wool alpaca blend. It has a double breasted front with wide lapels, has button tabs on the sleeves, and a plain vented back. For some inexplicable reason, someone has cut out the botton half of the lining.Chest: 23″Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″Sleeve: 25″ 
1930s Penney’s Belt Back jacket
This vintage belt back jacket was made in the 1930s by the J.C. Penney Co. It is a single breasted style with notch lapels and sporty patch pockets. It is gray with a blue overcheck. The back is pleated and belted. The jacket appears to have been shortened at some point.Chest: 19-1/2″ (doubled =39″)Shoulder to Shoulder: 15″Sleeve: 23″Length: 26″ 
Hair On Cowhide
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Leather and cowhide, a great western combination.
El Paso Chaps
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271116503500
Vintage chaps with El Paso lettering. Saddlebag style pockets with leather knot closure. Great detailing, with creme colored leather and red lettering. Wonderful patina and grain. Star conchos, riveted pockets.
Bold Tweed Overcoat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281033565557
This vintage overcoat was made in the 1930s or 1940s. It has a classic double breasted cut, with a belted back. It has flapped patch pockets, and is half lined. But what really sets it apart from the crowd is the fabric. This is the boldest herringbone I’ve seen outside of an Apparel Arts illustration. Unfortunately, the label is long gone. The fabric has multicollored pre-atomic flecks of red, green and white.
Chest: 24″
Chest: 24″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Sleeve: 25″
Length: 52″
Fit Reform Overcoat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271111740248
This vintage coat was made by Fit reform from “Elysian” British wool fabric in the 1930s. The fabric has the most incredible pattern and texture. The buttons need to be re-stitched, the middle one is loose, the top and bottom buttons are not shanked and are too tight against the fabric to button easily. It is single breasted, with handwarmer pockets and raglan shoulders.
Chest: 22″ (doubled =44″)
Center to cuff: 35″
Length: 46″
Foster Sportswear motorcycle jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281030496790
This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1940s by Foster Sportswear. It has an asymmetrical zip front, a forerunner to the modern style epitomized by the Schott Perfecto. While most jackets of this style turn up in horsehide or goat, this feels like it’s capeskin. Very nice and supple leather. It has slash handwarmer pockets, with flapped cargo pockets and a diagonal zipped map pocket. At the time, this probably would have been advertised as an aviator style.
The jacket has a quilted body lining and flannel sleeves, with knit storm cuffs. It has a conmar pocket zipper and a conmar main zip, though the slider is missing on the main zipper. There is one broken tooth about halfway up the zipper track, which is probably where it would have jumped. Somewhat surprisingly, the jacket does not have the standard half-belt back, opting instead for a paneled design with small elasticized side panels. The leather has some wear and patina, but overall is in very good condition. There is a small section of dropped stitching under the right armpit. The lining has a hole, see the photo.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″
Length (collar to hem): 26″
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