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MASTERS OF THE AIR
I was wondering: what happens to all those jackets after filming? Are they all stored in a warehouse in hollywood or will they flood the 2nd-hand market? -
Late fathers vintage leather coat ,help with age and make
every design point says pre-war to me, what a beautiful thing, there are leather preparations that don't darken the patina, and if they slightly do, it goes away, however i dunno what brands you have over there, that is a treasure fo sho- dr greg
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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money's worth
$100 for the pair at a local opshop...not cheap but worth doin them up, a Numac from Sydney and a Nice from the UK...you can get lucky!- dr greg
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how old? opinions!
The lining is exactly the same as what we used to call 'coastwatcher coats' that were ankle length leather issued to soldiers on winter submarine lookouts on the australian coastline in WW2..very common in the 70's, never see em now- dr greg
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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how old? opinions!
got this recently for $20 with no buttons, which made me think military origin because why else remove em? anyway luckily i have a few buttons up my sleeve…:- dr greg
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off the boil
I've been selling vintage clothes at local markets for over 40 years so I've seen trends come and go, but what's really interesting is the utter lack of interest in classic hats since the plague...dunno why, but not only have I not sold one this year, but no-one tries em on anymore, no gaggle of... -
US Manufactured Jeans
I picked up a pair of cone mills Tellasons recently, as new, exactly my size, $1....no-one knew what they were, pockets a bit low at the back is my only complaint, i might be old but i still have an actual arse..- dr greg
- Post #66
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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any Lewis experts?
just an update, i put in on ebay with a description in Kanji, it went for north of US$1000 to someone in Tokyo...- dr greg
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
It left me a bit flat too, dunno why, it looks FANTASTIC, and some top-notch actors in minor parts meant a lot of love went into it, maybe the lack of a supernatural element meant del Toro was not on familiar ground and just didn't know how to handle classic noir, which is what it...- dr greg
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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any Lewis experts?
contacted LL and they don't do spare parts except zips, so it stays as is I spose- dr greg
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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any Lewis experts?
contacted LL and they don't do spare parts except zips, so it stays as is I spose- dr greg
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Colour vs heat
I have a farm, i do physical work out in the sun, and in summer I WEAR A WHITE HAT! :) -
Colour vs heat
It's painted of course, but it always seemed odd to me that the whole idea of a light woven hat was to keep your had cool, and this seems designed to do the opposite... -
any Lewis experts?
there's a lot of wisdom in the saying 'opposites attract', my missus hates 90% of my music too, but after 30 years things balance out!- dr greg
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
actually i just got the kettle out, you could, but it's a lot firmer than any other hat i own -
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
you couldn't shape this with a hour of steam -
Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
this one is rock solid, very stiff felt like a bowler, which makes sense given that Henry heath made top-qual bowlers 100 years ago -
Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
I did figure it was a bit earlier than the classic film-noir hat but you very rarely see 'dress' hats over here -
Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
sitting next to a Stetson Whippet or a vintage Akubra it just looks different, I've bought sold and owned a LOT of hats in the last 40+ years and I never saw one exactly like it before, i thought it might be some obscure English style -
Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
too high, unbound edge?
