Did you have to layer with your wool-lined Highwayman?That would mean you could layer less with a jacket with an alpaca lining.I don't think you would find alpaca significantly warmer than a heavy wool lining though.I have alpaca lined jackets and find they can be a little itch-inducing with...
I don't know about normal but I think some manufacturers use glue on some seams which eases the sewing process but makes future repairs difficult if not impossible.
It is discussed in dudewuttheheck's blog as below...
I did a search for this but could not see it listed already-A link to Dunhill's About Smoke.Can be downloaded as a PDF.Pipes,tobacco and smokers requisites from the early 1900's.
https://archive.org/details/b24919512
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