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  1. Dinerman

    Dating Clothes by snaps

    We've talked a lot about dating vintage jackets and other clothing based on the design of the zippers, but have discussed snaps very little. Research is a bit tougher on this one, so if you have something that can be dated accurately otherwise, I'd love to see what brand and what design of...
  2. Dinerman

    1937 Color Matching Wheel

    Color matching from a 1937 "Style Chart" tie rack. Tie: Purple Shirt: White/Gray/Blue Suit: Brown/Gray Tie: Rust Shirt: White/Tan Suit:Brown Tie: Gray Shirt:White/Gray/Blue Suit:Gray/Blue Tie:Black and Red Shirt:White/Gray Suit:Brown/Gray/Blue Tie: Black and White Shirt...
  3. Dinerman

    Show us your vintage breeches.

    1920s with alterations done in the early 1930s.
  4. Dinerman

    Mackinaw Coats, 1920s - 1950s

    1920s-1950s Mackinaw Coats Patrick Duluth Mackinaw. Late 1920s http://www.ebay.com/itm/271349036566 Chest (pit to pit): 22" Shoulder to Shoulder: 18" Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2" Length: 36" Carter & Churchill Mackinaw. Late 1920s Chest (pit to pit): 24" (doubled = 48")...
  5. Dinerman

    2 Peters Bros. Shady Oak Bankers Specials: 7-5/8 and 7

    7-5/8 Shady Oak Bankers Special One Hundred with a Cavanagh Edge. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271327357768 7 Shady Oak Bankers Special Seventy Five http://www.ebay.com/itm/271327370482
  7. Dinerman

    1910s-1920s MW Cowboy hat- size 7

    Check out this really early hat, sold originally by Montgomery Ward. Pencil curl brim, narrow western ribbon. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271318501864 Size: 7 Brim Width: 3" Ribbon Width: 3/8" Crown Height:5-5/8"
  8. Dinerman

    Royal Stetson Whippet 7-1/8, 1950s

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/271309638338 Size 7-1/8. Mid 1950s manufacture. 2-1/2" brim.
  9. Dinerman

    NRA tagged pencil-curl cowboy hat

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/271309667400 Early 1930s Miller with NRA tag and Stetson LOT no. sweatband. 6-7/8
  10. Dinerman

    Dating Outerwear by zipper design

    Hardware like zippers can be incredibly useful when it comes to dating vintage clothes, especially when other means of identification (union tags, makers tags) are not present. During the "golden era", Talon was America's largest zipper company. Their constant refinement of their design allows...
  11. Dinerman

    Zipper dating: A Fedora Lounge Guide

    Hardware like zippers can be incredibly useful when it comes to dating vintage clothes, especially when other means of identification (union tags, makers tags) are not present. During the "golden era", Talon was America's largest zipper company. Their constant refinement of their design allows...
  13. Dinerman

    Dating Woolrich Coats

    The Woolrich hunting coat is a classic. Still produced today, it has changed very little over the past century. This can make dating your vintage Woolrich coat a challenge. Adding to the confusion, Woolrich used different variations of the basic label in their print advertising which did not...
  14. Dinerman

    Dating Woolrich Coats: A Fedora Lounge Guide

    The Woolrich hunting coat is a classic. Still produced today, it has changed very little over the past century. This can make dating your vintage Woolrich coat a challenge. Adding to the confusion, Woolrich used different variations of the basic label in their print advertising which did not...
  15. Dinerman

    The Fedora Lounge guide to Sheeplined Coats

    Sheepskin lined box coats rose to popularity around the turn of the last century. They were lighter weight than a comparable wool coat of the same warmth and less expensive than the fur and fur lined coats which the style was based upon. These coats typically had durable canvas or moleskin...
  16. Dinerman

    Sheeplined Coats: a Fedora Lounge guide

    Sheepskin lined box coats rose to popularity around the turn of the last century. They were lighter weight than a comparable wool coat of the same warmth and less expensive than the fur and fur lined coats which the style was based upon. These coats typically had durable canvas or moleskin...
  17. Dinerman

    4 vintage half-belt leather jackets and an A-1

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/281154502621 Chest (pit to pit): 20" (doubled = 40") Shoulder to shoulder: 17" Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25" Length: 25-1/2" http://www.ebay.com/itm/281154512089 Chest (pit to pit): 22" (doubled = 44") Shoulder to shoulder: 18" Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25" Length...
  19. Dinerman

    Vintage Hunting Clothes

    Show us your vintage hunting clothes! Plaid coats, canvas jackets, boots, breeches, shell vests, caps and more. I'll kick it off. 1910s Summit "Town and Country" vest
  20. Dinerman

    A.T. Hendrick leather jackets

    It interests me how many manufacturers of jackets there were at one point, from the big factories right down to one man operations. Here's the brief story of one of the latter. Allie T. Hendricks was born on January 27, 1896. He worked as a clothes cleaner through the 1920s and into the...
  21. Dinerman

    Carss Mackinaw

    Carss Mackinaw made blanket coats in Orillia, Ontario from at least 1897. Their signature model was single breasted with caped shoulders and a squared-off shawl collar. They are most commonly seen in red, green, and khaki, all with a blanket stripe at the base. The fabric used in these coats was...
  22. Dinerman

    The Blauvelt Knitting Company, Newark, NJ

    The Blauvelt Knitting Company was incorporated in 1905. (source), but were founded earlier. Their factory was originally located at 120 (or 148-150) Central Ave., Newark, NJ. It was later located at 8-14 Campbell Street, Newark, NJ, and later 281 Plane Street, Newark. They opened an office in...
  23. Dinerman

    The Monarch Knitting Co., Buffalo, NY

    The Monarch Knitting Company was founded in 1903 in Dunnville, Ontario. It incorporated on May 1, 1912, and had factories in Dunnville, ON, St. Catharines, ON, and St. Thomas, ON. It was the sole capital stockholder of the Buffalo, NY based Monarch Knitting Co. (source). They produced lines...

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