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The 1920 JAZZ SUIT
Yes, and occasionally one sees vintage 'pinks' with the same waist-seam and four panelled back construction. Definitely a riding (and probably a hunting) influence at work, I suspect, but if you look at late 19th C military tunics, they have that construction too. Probably that's where the... -
London blitz
It's 5.00 O'clock on the 7th September. Just 70 years ago the Luftwaffe bomber streams were over East London. -
Bread in World War 2 Britain
I'm proud of you! You're really getting the hang of this! Your mothers reaction proves it... -
Classic vintage CANVAS TENTS
'Those who know' tell me that it's still hard to beat a Meade tent for extreme use. There is a beauty in the archives of the Mountain Heritage Trust in Penrith.- H.Johnson
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- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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"Un-dying" a leather jacket that was dyed?
I got into using acetone in the middle 1960s when I used to work at week-ends and evenings for a motorbike racer who made GRP (fiberglass) fairings. Acetone is used to clean polyester resin off tools etc. You soon found that it would remove the colour from leather if you wore your favourite...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bread in World War 2 Britain
L-o-l G, You're clearly doing a great job of being thrifty. My mother's generation would be proud of you. Could it catch on among the celebrity set, do you think? Will thrift become the fashion 'flavour of the month'? My signature is from a 'compliment' paid to me by another lounger... -
Lost tweed exploration
Not quite! The vintage zippers were from the charity shop. The staff there told me that they were from the backstreet sewing shop. That's where the bolts of new old stock Tynwald Mills tweed (herringbone and Donegal style) are. They are still there AFAIK. I need a cheap fare and some free...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Classic vintage CANVAS TENTS
Indeed. There are also companies in the UK making some fine traditional bell and ridge tents in canvas. Like yourself I have a lot of experience of using sleeping (literally) under canvas. I concur that the material has many excellent properties. I don't see why some people can accept...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Bread in World War 2 Britain
Your knowledge and interest shows, and it is respected here. As a part of your experiment, you may wish to try the principle of 'making the most of...' It's a variety of 'make to and mend' but applied to food. The idea is that you start with an food item in one form, use from it what you... -
Any Vintage Lighter Collectors Out There?
Zippos Do you have Zippo: an American Legend a Collector's Companion by Avi R. Baer and Alex Neumark? (MJF Books, NYC, 1999). I have a collection of 1940s match books. Does that count?- H.Johnson
- Post #20
- Forum: The Display Case
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"Un-dying" a leather jacket that was dyed?
MEK and trichlorethelyne are possibilities, but both are, I think more aggressive than acetone and at least the latter has some 'track record' in this context. Whatever is used, I think you should work quickly and lightly and be prepared to quench the surface if you see any unwanted effects...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Lost tweed exploration
For me one of the most fascinating things about tweed is its association with a particular part of the er...British Isles*. As with local foods and drinks (e.g. cheeses, beers, ciders, apples) It is interesting to visit the places where such tweeds used to be made. You get to see a lot of...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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"Un-dying" a leather jacket that was dyed?
I never admit to knowing anything. It's dangerous. This method was discussed at length on COW some years ago. Several people used it to remove the dye on their Wested 'Indy' jackets. It has worked for me, it worked for them. I can't promise it will work in this case, of course. A...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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"Un-dying" a leather jacket that was dyed?
This is not something you do lightly, but I have done it on a number of occasions with varying degrees of success. It depends on the 'ink' used to colour the leather. Originally, it would almost certainly have been an analine. What the over-dying consists of is a matter of conjecture, but...- H.Johnson
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bread in World War 2 Britain
Apologies, I am not offering a criticism of what you are doing. You are clearly knowledgable, well-informed and sympathetic towards the people who were on the 'home front' in WW2. I used to teach research methods at University and I am always doing little experiments to test or just to try... -
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B3 Original repair or not??
If you decide to repair it I have some WW2 sheepskin that you can have. Do you need a zipper?- H.Johnson
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Mass evacuation for bomb removal
The people had been, of course, evacuated en masse (just to stay within thread). I live near the site of the Fauld explosion, which was almost as large and was (not definitely) attributed to bombs returned from active service into an ammunition dump not being defused properly. No mass... -
Tan Shoes with Pink Shoelaces
Done, thanks. I'm ashamed to say I wasn't familiar with the song and this fashion must have missed the UK in the 1950s. The shoes are NOS and a brand with which I am not familiar. Possibly American. Now I'm looking out for the polka-dot vest and the rest of the outfit. -
Breaking in an Eastman Irvin
The husband of the lady who runs this company is one of the foremost collectors and dealers of RAF gear in the UK. They know their stuff.- H.Johnson
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bread in World War 2 Britain
If we are talking about the WW2 British diet, I think we need to bear in mind three things - the food ration was in a sense theoretical - having a ration for a food item didn't guarantee that one could actually get it. 'The ration diet' (scant as it seems in todays terms) was an ideal, rarely...
