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WWI pullover chinstrap army shirt

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This vintage wool shirt was made by the Metropolitan Shirt Company during WWI. This was a private purchase item, deviating from the standard pattern slightly. It is a pullover style, with an extended collar stand chinstrap. It has tail gussets. There are two small flapped breast pockets. The placket and the collar stand are cotton lined. These shirts were commonly worn after the end of the war in the 1920s as workshirts.

Chest: 22″
Shoulder to shoulder: 16″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22-1/2″
Length: 30″
Collar: 14″

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Olive Drab overcoat

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This vintage overcoat was made in the 1940s by Jess Butz, on the U of P Campus, 3403 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA.  It appears to have been an army private purchase piece, made of relatively lightweight wool in an olive drab shade.  It is a fly front single breasted overcoat.  The lining is pretty shredded and the coat is badly wrinkled. There is mothing throughout.
Chest: 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to Shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to Cuff): 25″
Length: 45″

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