Wanamaker Chesterfield Coat

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272050091471

This vintage overcoat was made in the 1930s and was sold by William H. Wanamaker of 1217-19 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, a high end men’s store. It is a classic Chesterfield style overcoat, with a double breasted cut, downward sloping peak lapels, a 2×4 closure, breast pocket and velvet collar.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 28-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 51-1/4″

1930s Stetson Montecristi Optimo Panama Hat

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271871678336
This vintage hat was made in the 1930s by the John B Stetson company from a high quality Equadorian Panama hat body and was sold by The Coop, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is blocked with an Optimo crown, and sports a backwoven brim edge. The 1930s Stetson size tag is heavily faded but reads 1/8, though it measures out to a size seven.

1910s Tryonette hunting vest

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281514804839
This vintage vest was made in the 1910s-1920s by the Edward K. Tryon company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from their rainproof Tryonette cloth. The fabric has been Cravenette proofed. The “Double Service for clear days for stormy days” label stopped being used in the 1920s. The vest has a belted back and 44 canvas closed bottomed shotgun shell loops.
Edward K Tryon was founded in 1811 and survived through to 1964.They were located at 815 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

Chest (pit to pit): 20″ (doubled = 40″)
Length: 19″

1940s Mexican Export Stetson fedora

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271327386878
This vintage fedora was made in Philadelphia, PA in the mid 1940s by the John B. Stetson company. Interestingly, it was a rare export model, sold in Mexico. As such, it has variants on the early style reorder tags and on the size tag, with the sizes in metric. The hat has a raw edge brim and a self-felt hatband. It is made in a luxurious “suede finish” fur felt. The hat is creased with a teardrop crown. It has the early style detailed Stetson imprints on the sweatband and liner, transitional sweatband construction, and was sold by Salinas y Rocha, Alameda, Mexico

Size: 7
Brim Width: 2-3/4″
Crown Height: 5-1/4″

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