1920s The Gem hunting vest

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937216443
This vintage hunting vest was made by the Gem Shirt Company of Dayton, Ohio in the 1910s-1920s. The Gem Shirt Co. was founded c.1888, and diversified into canvas hunting clothes in the early part of the 20th century, innovating the usage of lined waterproof game bags. They were a high end maker at the time, making their products from an excellent grade of cotton canvas duck. They ceased production by the 1920s. It has corduroy shotgun shell pockets, ring backed buttons branded with the Gem logo, and a yellow on black label.

Tagged size: 42
Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Length: 23-1/2″

WWII USMC vest – China souvenir embroidery

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271900896843
This vintage vest was made in the late war period. It is green cotton with an alpaca pile lining. It has a mid-late 1940s round hole Talon zipper, and a full embroidered back with a dragon and the years 1945-1946.

Chest (side to side): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Length: 22″

1930s Canvas hunting jacket

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271901042436
This vintage jacket was made in the late 1930s. It was last used in Ohio in 1967. It’s typical for these hunting jackets, as items of utility rather than fashion, to have been in service for decades, and this one shows it, with many repairs and heavy wear.

Chest (pit to pit):22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 21-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 27″

WWII Alpaca Pile shawl collar coat

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937333934
This vintage coat was made in the 1940s, and is an early USN deck coat. It takes its style from earlier sheepskin lined shawl collar box coats, but has an alpaca pile collar and lining, as well as a waterproof layer between the outer canvas and the inner lining. The pockets have leather reinforcements and there are leather loops instead of buttonholes, typical of this style.

Tagged size: 48
Chest (pit to pit): 26″ (doubled = 52″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/4″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 33″

1960s Capps Clothes sportcoat

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937301817
This vintage jacket was made in the early 1960s by Capps Clothiers for Osborn’s of Rapid City, South Dakota.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 29-1/2″

1960s Phoenix sport coat

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271900977137
This vintage jacket was made in the early 1960s by Phoenix for the Grigg Clothing Company of Mitchell, South Dakota.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 29″

1960s Clipper Craft Clothes suit

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400937288775
This vintage suit was made by Clipper craft clothes. It is gray on gray pinstripe with a two button front and peak lapels. It appears to have never been worn and the pockets are still basted shut.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 29-1/2″

Waist (side to side): 17″ (doubled = 34″)
Inseam: 30″
Outseam: 41″
Rise: 11″

1950s TEST workwear jacket

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271900914440
This vintage work jacket was made by Rice-Stix Sportswear under the TEST freeze proof workwear label. It is made of cotton twill, with a bi-swing back, a prentice zipper and a red and black checked wool lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 21-1/2″ (doubled = 43″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 22″

1960s Menen herringbone tweed jacket

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400929415948
This vintage jacket was made by Menen Tailors, Spokane, Washington in 1962. It is made of gray herringbone wool tweed.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

1950s Penney’s Town Clad jacket

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400929411906
This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s and was sold by Penney’s under the Town-Clad label. It is made of blue wool, and is single breasted with patch pockets, rounded lapels and a two button front. It bears a pre (R) 1949 union tag.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

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1920s The Gem hunting vest

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1960s Clipper Craft Clothes suit

1950s TEST workwear jacket

1960s Menen herringbone tweed jacket

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