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Wallace & Barnes hunting jacket reproduction
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272080553062
Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled= 46″)
1910s DryBak hunting vest
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401010862681
This vintage vest was made in the 1910s-1920s. The label is mostly worn away, but appears similar to the earlier Drybak labels. There is selvedge throughout, on the front, and on the loops.
Chest (pit to pit): 20-1/2″(doubled = 41″)
B-9 Parka
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271979807550
This vintage jacket was made in the 1940s. Similar to the USAAF B-9 jacket, but with extra length, I believe this was USN issue. It features a wartime Crown zipper, a mouton hood and throat latch, buttoned epaulettes, and a quilted lining. There are two rows of stitching overtop the lining which appear to have been added later.
Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
1950s Stafford Club atomic fleck jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271970579526
This jacket was made in the 1950s by Stafford Club fine clothes for S&L Stores. It is made of gray wool with red white and blue atomic flecks.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″
Zippers come to jackets, 1927-1930
The fully separable zipper was invented in 1927 by Gideon Sundback. It’s covered by patents 1813433 and 1813432.
From the invention of the zipper in 1913 until that point, zippers had been limited in their usage by an attached end. It was suitable for coverall suits, luggage and pullovers. But it made it inconvenient for applications in jackets. The new unlockable/ fully separable bottom end of the zipper allowed for its easy usage on jackets. By 1930, zipper fronted jackets were well on their way to becoming common.
1925. Typical 1920s style. Button front, marketed as a windbreaker, specifically for the sporting set. Suede was extremely common in this era.
1929. Before the modern separable bottom to the zipper, this pullover style was the workaround.