Early’s Witney Point blanket mackinaw

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271627237074
This vintage coat was made in the late 1940s. The makers label, which appears to have been originally located above the Milium label, is unfortunately missing. The coat is made of English made Early’s Witney Point blanket material, heavier and thicker than those of the Hudson’s Bay Company in this period. The coat is the classic point blanket mackinaw pattern and cut, in red with black stripes. It is double breasted and belted, with handwarmers and cargo pockets. The coat is fully lined with Milium insulation.

Tagged Size: 44
Chest (pit to pit): 26″ (doubled = 52″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 21″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 36-1/2″

Royal Scot men’s fedora

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

This vintage fedora was made in the 1940s by Royal Scot and was sold by Jim Spier in Butte, Montana. The hat has a striped grosgrain ribbon, a bound brim and a teardrop crease. The brown leather sweatband is unreeded, and the hat has a fancy pleated lining.
Size: 6-7/8
Brim Width 2-7/8″
Ribbon Width: 1-18″
Crown Height: 5-5/8″

Early 1940s Sears topline leather jacket

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281450526551
This jacket was made in the early to mid 1940s and was sold by Sears under their Topline label, which they used for leather jackets primarily during the years of WWII. The jacket is made of capeskin leather, smooth side out for the collar and lapels and rough side out for the body and sleeves. The jacket is cut like a sportcoat. It is unvented and has a sporty flapped breast pocket. The jacket is fully lined, and has the Sears Topline Sportswear label inside. Inside the pocket is a 1939 union label and the original size tag.

Tagged size: 40
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″

1940s Maine Guide by Congress Hudson’s Bay point blanket coat

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271617873047
This vintage coat was made in the USA by Congress under the Maine Guide Sportswear label. It is made from English-made Hudson’s Bay point blanket material, one of the highest quality and most expensive wools on the market for this type of coat at that point. These coats were most popular in red and black stripe, and in multi-stripe (green red, yellow and indigo stripes on a white background).

The style of the Hudson’s Bay label and the (R) symbol on the Maine Guide label help to date this to the late 1940s, although the overall pattern of the coat belongs more to the 1930s. There were two major waves of Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket mackinaw popularity, one in the mid 1930s and one immediately after WWII. The ones from the 1940s period to which this one belongs were generally beltless and single breasted, whereas this fits the traditional mackinaw mold of the 1920s and 1930s, but with a bit more flair. I like the way the Maine Guide coats use the pattern of the blanket to accentuate the details of their coats. The “points” of the blanket are right up front. The sleeves are defined by the stripe, as are the handwarmer pockets and the buttoned sleeve adjuster belts. The hip pocket flaps contrast against the main stripe. Some manufacturers of point blanket coats merely tailored their standard mackinaw pattern in a different material. Maine Guide went the extra step to take full advantage of everything the iconic Canadian fabric had to offer. The blanket wool is thick and has a long nap, which is also more typical of earlier production blankets than those found on coats dating from the 1950s-present, after manufacturing was switched from England to Canada. It makes sense, as the company had a lot of experience with blanket coats. In the early 1930s, Maine Guide produced a model with a double breasted chest and a zippered bottom. A really unique look.

This coat is double breasted and belted, and has stylish peak lapels and a rounded collar which I have only seen on blanket coats made by Maine Guide. Another unique feature to Maine Guide is the bottom hem, which uses the edge of the blanket, instead of having a bottom seam. The coat was originally unlined, which is more typical of pre-war patterns. At some point a lining was added to the jacket, but not finished on the bottom edge. When you lift this later lining, you can see the original tags from the Hudson’s Bay Company and from Maine Guide, as well as the taped seams that indicate its original unlined construction. The coat was originally sold by Hudson’s Sport Store of Detroit.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″
Length (base of collar to hem): 34″

Here’s a shot of a green version of this same maker and model which I sold earlier in the year, showing what the lining/construction is like without the later lining overlay

Leather motorcycle helmet

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

This vintage cap was made in the 1930s or 1940s, for motorcycle or aviation use. It is made of leather, with a flannel lining. It has snap-down ear flaps, with early WK snaps and a spring loaded buckle.

1930s Style Mart Granite Cloth suit

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281428152764
This vintage suit was made in the late 1930s-early 1940s by Style Mart Clothes for the Edward C. Pease Co. of The Dalles, Oregon. It is made of granite cloth, in that distinctive blue/green shade, with subtle rust red and blue stripes. The jacket is single breasted, with a nicely suppressed waist and notch lapels. It is unvented. The suit comes with two pairs of pants, both identical. They are flat front, cuffed, with an early Talon zipper fly and a 1-1/2″ waistband. The cuffs have been let down at some point, but not pressed.

Chest (pit to pit): 20-1/2″ (doubled = 41″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 29″

Pants 1
Waist (side to side): 16″ (doubled = 32″)
Inseam: 28-1/2″ (cuffed), 30″ (uncuffed)
Outseam: 39-1/2″ (cuffed), 41″ (uncuffed)
Rise: 11″
Cuff: 10″

Pants 2
Waist (side to side): 16″ (doubled = 32″)
Inseam: 28″ (cuffed), 30″ (uncuffed)
Outseam: 40″ (cuffed), 42″ (uncuffed)
Rise: 12″
Cuff: 10″

For more of this fabric, see this jacket, which I sold several years back

American Red Cross sweater vest

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271593826542
This vintage sweater vest was knit by a member of the American Red Cross during WWII for an american serviceman. It has a V neck with a distinctive square back and trim ribbing.
Chest (pit to pit, unstretched): 17″ (doubled = 34″)
Chest (pit to pit, stretched): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Length: 24″

Hand painted 1940s ties

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

Vintage 1940s Wembley purple hand painted men’s necktie tie abstract
51″ long, 4″ wide

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427737880
Vintage 1940s hand painted figural gold mining mens necktie tie Towncraft Deluxe
This vintage tie was hand painted in California and was sold by Penney’s under the Towncraft Deluxe label. It has a mining/prospecting theme, with a pick, scale and bags of gold. It measures 53″ long and 5″ wide. It is made of an acetate and nylon blend.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427740545
Vintage 1940s Mastercraft men’s hand painted necktie tie pirate treasure chest
This vintage tie was made in the 1940s by the Mastercrat Cravat Company, Inc. It is hand painted, with a pirate chest and fish theme. The tie is knot panned. It measures 4-1/4″ wide and 51″ long.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427707638
Vintage 1950s Wembley acorn and oak tree men’s necktie swing tie red 1940s
This is a nice autumnal tie, eating from the early to mid 1950s. The background is of oak trees, with a print of acorns, leaves and cattails. 3-1/2″ wide, 51″ long

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427709658
Vintage 1940s Beau Brummell men’s necktie swing tie oak leaf acorn
This vintage necktie was made in the late 1940s by Beau Brummell (famously also the makers of Palm Beach Cloth neckties), and was sold by Tucker’s clothes shop of Anaconda, Montana. It measures 4-1/4″ wide and 52″ long.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271593772003
Vintage 1950s green Bob Tails square bottom men’s polka dot necktie swing tie
This vintage tie was made in the 1950s, and is an unusual wide square bottom design. It has a pattern of alternating spots and stripes. It measures 3-3/8″ wide and 54″ long

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427715015
Vintage 1940s hand painted men’s necktie brown tie cactus
An unusual hand painted pattern on this one. Looks to me like an abstracted cactus of some sort. 4-1/4″ wide, 54″ long.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271593780336
Vintage 1930s silk brocade men’s brown necktie unlined resilient construction
This vintage brocade tie has a repeating abstract organic pattern, in brown and white with a subtle blue accent. It measures 3-1/2″ wide and 48″ long.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271593782550
Vintage 1940s Hand Painted in California men’s necktie swing tie 1950s
This tie was hand tailored and hand painted in California. It measures 52-1/2″ long and 4″ wide

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271593785353
Vintage 1950s Tropic Ties men’s hand painted deer head necktie swing tie
This vintage tie was made in the 1950s. Despite its distinctly woodsy subject matter, it was made by Tropic Ties, who specialized in hand painted neckwear. It measures 3″ wide and 50″ long

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427725847
Vintage 1940s Hand Painted in California men’s necktie swing tie Fashion Craft
This vintage tie was made in the 1940s by Fashion Craft Cravats and was sold by MacIntyre’s of Anaconda, Montana. It is hand painted, almost certainly in California, and was made using Resilient Construction. It looks as though it was intended to have been a knot planned model, as the back blade is a contrasting color, but the tie is constructed in such a way that it does not line up with the knot, regardless of the style of knot used. The tie measures 49″ long and 4-1/4″ wide.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281427728796
Vintage 1940s Hand Painted in California men’s necktie swing tie Manhattan

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Vintage 1940s Hand Painted in California men’s necktie swing tie Wembley

vintage motorcycle gauntlet gloves

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281425138721
These vintage gloves are gauntlet style, with early snap adjusters on the underside of the wrist. Gloves are marked a size 9-1/2

1941 Scotch Woolen Mills peak lapel suit

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271577530184
This vintage suit was made in 1941 by the Scotch Woolen Mills, a Chicago, Illinois based tailoring company. The suit has a typically 1930s cut, with a high degree of waist supression. It is single breasted, with a two button closure and wide, pointy peak lapels. The suit is half-lined (as opposed to the more typical skeleton/petal lining of the era) in a floral jacquard fabric. The pants are zipper fly, with an early Talon zipper. They are straight cut and cuffed. The fabric is a wonderful deep burgundy with red and orange stripes. It’s a nice change from usual brown suits, and is surprisingly easy to coordinate colors with.

Jacket
Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 28″

Pants:
Waist: 17″ (doubled = 34″)
Inseam: 31″
Outseam: 42-1/2″
Rise: 11-1/2″
Thigh:12″
Cuff: 10-1/2″

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1941 Scotch Woolen Mills peak lapel suit