Famous D-Pocket motorcycle jacket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281606876377
This vintage jacket was made in Canada by “Famous”. It is strongly reminiscent of the also Canadian-produced Brimaco D-Pocket motorcycle jacket, which was in turn inspired by the Design of Harley Davidson’s “Cycle Champ” D-Pocket. So although this one was produced in the 1960s, the design and detailing go back to the 1940s. The jacket has a map pocket with sub cigarette pocket, mirrored by a larger patch pocket on the other side of the asymmetrical zipper. The jacket has zipped cuffs with 1930s-1940s style cuff detailing. It has a plaid lining, and a Canadian produced (left tracked) Acme zipper.

Chest (pit to pit):24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″
Length (base of collar to hem): 22″

 photo edit famous.jpg

 photo DSCF2185.jpg

 photo DSCF2186.jpg

 photo DSCF2187.jpg

 photo DSCF2189.jpg

 photo DSCF2191.jpg

 photo DSCF2193.jpg

 photo DSCF2194.jpg

 photo DSCF2197.jpg

1930s leather police motorcycle jacket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271715598736
This vintage leather jacket was made in the late 1930 for a police motorcycle force. It is made of heavy black leather in an early motorcycle style. The jacket has a double-breasted, zip front cut, with snap belt buckles for a heavy garrison belt. It has lace-up sides, button cuffs with internal knit cuffs and zippered handwarmer/cargo pockets. The jacket is lined with wool and has an inside zip pocket. The main zipper is a later replacement, probably from the 1960s or 1970s. It appears that at that time a nylon liner was added overtop the original 1930s wool lining, but all that remains are a few shreds by the shoulder. The jacket has been heavily worn, implying a life after its original police usage. There are snaps for a mouton collar, as well as snaps on the belt loops. Some of these are 1920s United States Fastener snaps, others are United Carr made in the 1930s after United States Fastener and Carr merged. There are even RF Co snaps thrown into the mix. The pockets have late 1930s bell-shaped Talon zippers, while the interior pocket has an extremely rare version of the chain zipper with a Talon marked ring.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 22-1/4″

 photo DSCF8169.jpg

 photo DSCF8170.jpg

 photo DSCF8174.jpg

 photo DSCF8175.jpg

 photo DSCF8176.jpg

 photo DSCF8178.jpg

 photo DSCF8179.jpg

 photo DSCF8180.jpg

 photo DSCF8181.jpg

 photo DSCF8182.jpg

 photo DSCF8183.jpg

 photo DSCF8186.jpg

 photo DSCF8187.jpg

 photo DSCF8189.jpg

 photo DSCF8190.jpg

 photo DSCF8173.jpg

1930s Nite Hawks MC Detroit kidney belt

This vintage black leather kidney belt was made in the 1930s and was personalized by a member of the early motorcycle club, the Nite Hawks. This, along with the original owner’s 1930s Schott jacket (which I do not have) came out of a Baltimore, Maryland estate, although it appears that the Nite Hawks Motorcycle Club was based out of Detroit. It has wonderful round, flat, riveted studwork, and a three buckle fastening. the bottom belt has two studs.
 photo IMG_0051-4.jpg

 photo IMG_0052-2.jpg

 photo IMG_0053-2.jpg

 photo IMG_0054-4.jpg

 photo IMG_0055-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0056-2.jpg

 photo IMG_0058-1.jpg

 photo IMG_0059-3.jpg

1950s Sears steerhide motorcycle jacket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570261013
This vintage leather jacket was made for Sears in the mid 1950s and was sold under their Hercules label. It is made of steerhide, with an off center zipper, kidney panel and action back. The pockets on this model are combination handwarmer and snapped flapped pockets, more like what you would see on a Hercules bomber jacket of the period. This jacket takes the map pocket of D-Pocket leather jackets to the next level. The map pocket extends almost from neck to waist to house some large cargo. There is a second, equally large zippered pocket, concealed in the bi-swing back.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 21-1/2″

 photo 32101_B018032-00580.jpg

 photo IMG_0033.jpg

 photo IMG_0034.jpg

 photo IMG_0040.jpg

 photo IMG_0046.jpg

 photo IMG_0047.jpg

 photo IMG_0048.jpg

 photo IMG_0049.jpg

 photo IMG_0050.jpg

 photo IMG_0051.jpg

 photo IMG_0052.jpg

 photo IMG_0053.jpg

 photo IMG_0054.jpg

 photo IMG_0055.jpg

 photo IMG_0056.jpg

 photo IMG_0057.jpg

 photo IMG_0058.jpg

 photo IMG_0059.jpg

1940s Front Quarter horsehide jacket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281349331760
This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1940s. The style, with knit waistband and cuffs, and slash handwarmer pockets was popular after the war. It is made of full grain front quarter horsehide, with a mouton collar. The jacket is lined in alpaca and corduroy, with quilted sleeve linings. The zipper is a later replacement from a no-name maker, with non-matching stitching. The cuffs and knit waistband also appear to be replacements. The jacket has a one piece back with a straight shoulder yoke. The horsehide has wonderful grain accented by decades of use. I have seen this particular design of yellow and black horsehide label, and this style of lining on earlier button front barnstormer models, but not on a post-war bomber jacket style like this. The leather has wear and loss of finish, but is still solid and supple.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to end of cuff): 23″

 photo IMG_0017-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0018-5.jpg

 photo IMG_0019-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0028-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0029-4.jpg

 photo IMG_0030-1.jpg

 photo IMG_0035-2.jpg

 photo IMG_0037-2.jpg

Vintage 1950s Buco J-82 D-pocket leather jacket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281345326835
This vintage leather jacket was made by the Joseph Buegeleisen Company of Detroit Michigan, in the mid-late 1950s. The J-82 model was introduced by Buco c. 1955, and going by the style of Talon zippers on this example, it dates from this 1950s time frame. Although this jacket was cut down into a vest by its original biker owner, the detailing of the J-82 model is highly distinctive and makes it immediately recognizable. The jacket is made of heavy steerhide leather, with a D-pocket (also known as a pistol pocket or a map pocket). Whereas many other D-pocket models had a patch cigarette pocket overtop the map pocket, the J-82 had a cleaner design, leaving that pocket uncluttered. There is a zipper breast pocket, somewhat of a holdover from aviator jacket styles of the 1940s, and a zippered slash handwarmer style pocket. The jacket has an attached belt, with a blacked out metal buckle and a metal tipped belt end to make threading it through easier. The belt loops and all pockets are reinforced and embellished with nickel plated rectangular high-dome studwork. The lapels snap down and there are additional snaps that a mouton collar could have originally been attached to. The jacket has a bi-swing back. The main zipper is a no.5 Talon of 1950s design, and all pocket zippers are bell-shaped Talons.
Wear this jacket over a denim jacket or like Lee Marvin in The Wild One over a striped shirt.

Chest (pit to pit): 19″
Length (base of collar to hem): 23″
Waist: 17″

 photo bucoad.jpg

 photo IMG_0001-1.jpg

 photo IMG_0002-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0014-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0003-2.jpg

 photo IMG_0004-4.jpg

 photo IMG_0006-4.jpg

 photo IMG_0007-4.jpg

 photo IMG_0008-3.jpg

 photo IMG_0011-2.jpg

 photo IMG_0013-3.jpg

1930s studded, jeweled western belt

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271467971976
This vintage leather western belt was made in the 1930s. It is made of a natural colored leather with a geometric (squares over octagons) tooled pattern. It has a double prong garrison style buckle. As was popular with western belts of the period, it is embellished with jewels and studs. It is faintly marked “Genuine Full Grain Cowhide Bridle” on the back. This is a rare example of one of the earlier designs of this style.

Sizing (remember to take measurement over pants)
Length to first set of holes: 30-1/2″
Length to last set of holes: 33-1/2″
Belt Width: 1-3/4″

 photo IMG_0135-Copy2.jpg

 photo IMG_0099.jpg

 photo IMG_0102.jpg

 photo IMG_0103.jpg

 photo IMG_0105.jpg

 photo IMG_0106.jpg

 photo IMG_0107.jpg

 photo IMG_0108.jpg

 photo IMG_0109.jpg

 photo IMG_0110.jpg

 photo IMG_0111.jpg

 photo IMG_0112.jpg

 photo IMG_0114.jpg

 photo IMG_0117.jpg

 photo 193807.jpg

1940s studded, jeweled western belt

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271467982492
This vintage leather western belt was made in the 1940s. It is made of brown leather with a floral tooled pattern. It has a double prong garrison style buckle. As was popular with western belts of the period, it is embellished with jewels and studs. It is marked “Yellowstone Park” on the back. Was it sold there as a souvenir of the west, or was that a brand name? Whatever the case, it didn’t go far, spending the rest of its life up to this point in Montana.

Sizing (remember to take measurement over pants)
Length to first set of holes: 32″
Length to last set of holes: 34-1/2″
Belt Width: 1-3/8″

 photo IMG_0135-Copy.jpg

 photo IMG_0121.jpg

 photo IMG_0122.jpg

 photo IMG_0123.jpg

 photo IMG_0126.jpg

 photo IMG_0127.jpg

 photo IMG_0128.jpg

 photo IMG_0129.jpg

 photo IMG_0131.jpg

 photo IMG_0136.jpg

 photo IMG_0137.jpg

 photo 194704.jpg

 photo 193904.jpg