1941 Scotch Woolen Mills peak lapel suit

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

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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″

1940s Seattle Woolen Company jacket

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

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This vintage jacket was made in Seattle, Washington by the Seattle Woolen Company. The company was founded in 1891 by Thomas Eddy Eyanson and produced garments for rugged outdoor wear, catering to the flood of people leaving for Alaska through Seattle. They were the first woolen mill in Washington State, and were headquartered in Kirkland Washington, directly across from downtown Seattle. After Eyanson’s death in 1908, his son Edward Eyanson took over the mill. They produced fabrics for Filson as well as selling garments under their own name. Note the extreme similarity in label design between that of The Seattle Woolen Co and CC Filson of the same period.
The jacket is a waist length cut with peak lapels and a button front. The pockets are all trimmed in leather for extra durability. There are spacious canvas pockets inside.

Chest (pit to pit): 20-1/2″
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 22″

1940s Hart Schaffner & Marx single breasted overcoat

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

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This vintage overcoat was made in the 1940s by Hart Schaffner & Marx and was sold by Moore, which had locations in San Francisco and Oakland, California. It is made of lightweight light-brown salt and pepper wool. It has a single breasted cut with a fly front, wide peak lapels, and button adjustment belts on the cuffs.

Chest (pit to pit): 22-1/2″
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length: 42″

Late 1920s tweed jacket

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281195246419

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1920s or very early 1930s by Capps clothes. It is made of a bold herringbone tweed. The jacket has fishmouth peak lapels, a slanted breast pocket, and a three button front. The jacket is unvented, has a cotton petal lining with taped seams. The jacket is deadstock and still has the original tag, identifying the model as “York”, sewn under the collar. This is the perfect jacket for an upcoming tweed ride, tweed pub crawl or general autumnal wear.

Chest (pit to pit): 20″
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length: 29″

1930s Tuxedo Jacket

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281142096195
36″ chest, 24″ sleeve, 16-1/2″ shoulders, 27″ length.

Gatewood peak lapel jacket

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

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This vintage jacket was made in the early 1960s. It is a gray chalkstripe fabric, with small peak lapels. It is made of Gatewood English Worsted Wool, and was made by Shiffer Hillman. It retailed in Halifax Nova Scotia at Rubin’s men’s shop.

Chest: 22″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 16-1/2″

Sleeve: 24″

Length: 32″

Groshire Single Breasted Peak Lapel blazer

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

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This vintage jacket was made in the early 1960s by Groshire for Artie’s of Boston, MA. It has a 1949 Union tag and a classic three button peak lapel cut. The lining is pretty wild. Chest: 22″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″

Sleeve: 25″

Length: 34″

Granite Cloth 1940s Single Breasted Peak Lapel Suit jacket

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281013674421

This vintage suit jacket was made in the 1940s. It has wide peak lapels and a two button front. At some point, a third button was added, which does not match. There is significant fraying to the hem, wear to the cuffs, and repairwork to the lining.

Chest: 22″

Sleeve: 25″

Shoulders: 18″

Length: 31″

Peak Lapel Tweed

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

This 1930s or early 1940s tweed jacket is an unusual blue color, and has fantastic green swirled buttons. Peak lapels are always a good decision.

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