1950s Penney’s Town Clad jacket

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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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1950s W.B. Place deerskin jacket

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This vintage jacket was made in Hartford, Wisconsin in the late 1950s-1960s by W.B. Place & Co, Deerskin Tanners, makers of Gloves and Jackets. It is made of deerskin in a classic utility jacket style. It has patch pockets, a square front and back yoke and a main Talon zipper.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 24-1/2″

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1940s Montgomery Ward nylon and mouton surcoat

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This vintage jacket was made in the late 1940s and was sold by Montgomery Ward. It is made of shiny brown-burgundy nylon, with a crown zipper main zipper, and anchor branded hook closure belt and an elastic waist. It has a quilted lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 20″ (doubled = 40″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 27-1/4″

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Dunn & Co Half Norfolk

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This vintage tweed norfolk jacket was made in Britain by Dunn & Co. It has a belted back, a three button front and front norfolk straps.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 28-3/4″

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1940s Capps Clothes double breasted jacket

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This vintage suit jacket was made in the early 1940s by Capps Clothes (established 1838) and was sold by Jacoby’s Store for Men, Helena, Montana. Jacoby’s changed their name from Bossler’s in 1941, so with the 1939 union tag, the high cut, pre-bold look of the suit and the information about the original store, I would put this jacket’s original date of manufacture from 1941-1944.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 16″
Sleeve (Shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 29-1/2″

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1959 Beau Brummel rockabilly jacket

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This vintage jacket was made in 1959 for Storrs-Schafer of Cincinnati, Ohio by Beau Brummel Tailoring for John Jepson. Beau Brummel was famously the maker of Palm Beach Cloth neckties. It is made of a bold black and gray striped, flecked wool, and is half-lined.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″

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1958 Australian Ike Jacket Battledress

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This jacket was made in 1958 by the Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory in Bank Street, South Melbourne, Australia for the Australian army. It is marked a size 13 in their military sizing. Please refer to to the measurements for a good fit.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Waist: 17″ (doubled = 34″)
Shoulder to shoulder:19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 22″

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1960s green sportcoat

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This vintage jacket was hand tailored by International Tailors, P.O. Box 6278, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is made of heavyweight green wool, feels similar to old Loden coats. It has narrow lapels, short double vents, and a two button front. It is fully lined in green.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

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1950s D-Pocket leather jacket biker cut

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This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1950s, and was likely sold by Sears under the Fieldmaster label. This is distinguished as one of the earlier production Sears D-pockets by the small Talon zipper (before they switched to either larger Talons or Serval zips). This has a separate square bottomed patch pocket cigarette pocket, which was replaced by the late 1950s-early 1960s by a internal pocket with just the flap. The D-pocket is also a separate piece of leather, while on later manufactured versions (with either the Oakbrook or Leather Shop labels) the pocket was accomplished with stitching and a welt. This also has a tunneled belt loop through the kidney panel rather than the attached quarter belts of later versions. The earliest Sears branded D-Pockets were produced under contract by Buco in Detroit, Michigan, while later 1950s versions were produced in California. At some point, this jacket was used by a member of a biker gang, as evidenced by stitch marks left by the removal of a club insignia and top and bottom rockers. The Harley Davidson patch, which would have been added by the jacket’s owner, and which would not have been the property of the club, is still on the jacket’s kidney panel. With a chest measurement of 46″, this would fit a 42 if worn over a shirt, or roughly a 38-40 if worn over a denim jacket

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Waist (side to side): 18-1/2″ (doubled = 37″)
Shoulder to shoulder:19″
Length (base of collar to hem): 21″

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