1950s Woolrich 503 hunting coat

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401086929621

This vintage hunting jacket was made by the Woolrich Woolen Mills in the mid-late 1940s. It has their wartime style pre (R) label, with the Woolrich branded snaps and asymmetrical breast pockets, helping to narrow down the dating to around 1946-48.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″

Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

Avirex M-421a flight jacket repro

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272166175653

This jacket was made in the USA by Avirex Ltd. based upon the 1940s M-421a cotton flight jacket. It has the distinctive diamond shaped reinforcements on the sleeves, belt back and patch pockets. The unbranded bell shaped zipper is a decent approximation of the original, which wouldn’t be fully reproduced for years after the production run of this jacket. The jacket is, like the original, unlined, with an inside pocket.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 21-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25-1/4″

1930s leather half-belt jacket

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401086957586?

This vintage leather jacket was made in the late 1930s-early 1940s. It has a pleated half-belt back, a Talon zipper front with sunburst stopbox and a zipper on the breast pocket which I have never seen before. The pockets are flapped and it has button cuffs.

Chest (pit to pit): 23-1/2″ (doubled = 47″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 23-1/2″

1940s capeskin leather half-belt jacket

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401086961336

This vintage leather jacket was made in the mid to late 1940s. It has a yoked front and back with double breast pockets, button adjuster cuff straps, a belted back and a Talon zipper front. It has a quilted lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 20-1/2″ (doubled = 41″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 17-3/4″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 26″

Green shawl collar cardigan sweater

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272166243119

This vintage cardigan sweater was hand knit from green wool. It has a broad shawl collar, small pockets and a bold knit.

Chest (pit to pit, unstretched): 22″ (doubled = 44″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″

Length (base of collar to hem): 34″

Pendleton half-belt jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401075772014

This vintage jacket was made in the mid-late 1940s by the Pendleton Woolen Mills of Portland Oregon from wool gabardine. It has a Talon zipper front, belt adjuster cuffs, handwarmer pockets, a zipped breast pocket and a belted back with side adjusters

Chest (pit to pit): 23-1/2″

Shoulder to shoulder: 18″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25″

Princeton Award sweater

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401065821320

This vintage sweater was made in the 1940s- early 1950s by Princeton Award Sweaters and Jackets. It is made from off-white wool with a wide waistband and drawstring neck. It has a 36″ unstretched chest, but has a good deal of stretch. I would recommend this for a 36-38.

Chest (pit to pit, unstretched): 18″(doubled = 36″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25″

1940s Sport Jack

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272122939508

This vintage leather jacket was made in the mid-late 1940s by Sport Jack from horsehide leather. It is a half-belt style, with a Talon zipper front and both handwarmer and flapped cargo pockets.

Chest (pit to pit): 22-1/4″ (doubled = 44-1/2″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 27-3/4″

1940s car belt buckle

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401070982089

This was made in the early-mid 1940s, with a patriotic shield in one corner and a four door sedan (Lasalle? Packard? It’s abstracted enough that it’s hard to tell) in the other. The initials BDC are in the center. It measures 1-3/4″ across and best fits a 3/4″ belt.

SunLife gabardine jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401071074561

This vintage jacket was made by the Winer Mfg. Co of Hammond, Indiana, makers of Stratojac, under their SunLife label. It has a late ’40s Talon marked U stop zipper and a patch from “Copaigns S.A.C.”. It has hidden side pockets and elasticized sides.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

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1950s Woolrich 503 hunting coat

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1930s leather half-belt jacket

1940s capeskin leather half-belt jacket

Green shawl collar cardigan sweater

Pendleton half-belt jacket

Princeton Award sweater

1940s Sport Jack

1940s car belt buckle

SunLife gabardine jacket