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  1. Dinerman

    Identifying early hats by sweatband: A Guide

    Here's a quick guide to identifying earlier (pre 1940s) American hats by their sweatbands. In the ebay thread, I posted this list of elements which can be used for dating. -Reeded vs. Unreeded - Type of reeding used -Type of stitching and fineness of stitching used on the sweatband -...
  2. Dinerman

    c.1943 O'Mahony diner catalogue (complete)

    A catalogue for the Jerry O'Mahony diner company, with pictures of their prewar product and sales pitch. Interesting how long some of the older styles hung around, and how they were built side by side with the much more modern, streamline models.
  3. Dinerman

    Dashing Tweeds

    These have come up before, but I couldn't find a thread about them. It's pricey, a coat costs £850, but in general, what do you think of these suits? Of the fabric? I think it's an interesting, novel idea, and I like how they mix classic and modern elements. http://www.dashingtweeds.co.uk/...
  4. Dinerman

    US Navy flight jacket

    I just got this off ebay for $23 shipped. Apparently it's in fairly poor shape, but I've been looking for an old beater, so it's exactly what I've wanted. A little leather conditioner, some patching of the liner, and I should be good to go. According to the description: This is an authentic...
  5. Dinerman

    Leather Ike

    I won this while I was out. Other than that it looks like it's modeled on a battledress jacket or an ike jacket, what can you tell me about it. I hope it works, because I like the look.
  7. Dinerman

    Help dating this jacket?

    I picked this up today for a couple bucks at the thrift shop. It was the fabric that drew me to it. Very heavy weight wool, in a midnight blue, almost black herringbone. Fully Lined with striped lining in the arms. No tags anywhere; I checked all the pockets, and checked for any markings on...
  8. Dinerman

    Australian Trousers

    I got these in today, and they exceeded my expectations. They're nice and full cut, with many interesting details A full 18" rise 22" cuffs 26 buttons Betty?
  9. Dinerman

    ID this shirt.

    Just picked this up at the thrift shop. It's pretty trashed, but the price reflected that, and most of the major shredding is below the waist, so if I tuck it in, it looks pretty decent. No labels. I thought the buttoning on the collar was pretty interesting, and should be a dead giveaway for...
  10. Dinerman

    WWII RCAF E-1 Flight Jacket

    I just scored my first original WWII flight jacket, a 1943 dated Royal Canadian Air Force type E-1 Flying Suit, made by "Deacon" I haven't been able to find much information on it. According to the listing, the reverse of the liner is sheepskin. I like the cutaway, and the diagonal zipper.
  11. Dinerman

    Pre-College hat selloff

    I'm selling off some hats before I leave. You might be interested in some of them. Take a look. Here's some of what's up. 7-1/8 7x Stetson 7-1/8 Mallory Fleetlite 7-1/8 Cervo 7-1/8 Mallory "Classic" 7-1/4 Strawbridge & Clothier Panama 7-5/8 University Club 7-1/8 Adam 13 D Florshiem...
  13. Dinerman

    Marshall's Fountain Lunch/ Curtis' Famous

    My dad and I took a trip to Cumberland yesterday, taking a side trip over to the little town of Lonaconing, Maryland. We stopped in for a bite to eat at Marshall's Fountain Lunch, a fantastic lunch counter downtown. Here's a shot of it from when it was new. It is the building in the...
  14. Dinerman

    Crawford's Confectionery

    I hit this place, in Boonsboro, MD, last week with some friends. A real time warp, and one with good food at that. The sign is what drew us in- A man shooting a cheeseburger? what's up with that? Turned out it's because the lunch counter was part gun shop.
  15. Dinerman

    Duckpin Bowling

    I've been trying to get in some duckpin, which is pretty much only in this region, before I leave the area this August for Halifax and lose my opportunity. Here are some pictures from the old White Oak duckpin lanes, down in the basement of the White Oak shopping center.
  16. Dinerman

    Watch Chains

    I got this in an antique store up in Maine while on spring break. What do all of you out there keep your watch on?
  17. Dinerman

    '20s jacket

    I just won this jacket, which according to the seller, is dated from the early '20s. If the measurements were correct, it should fit. What exactly would you call this style?
  19. Dinerman

    Sportster- '30s concentric stitching

    I thought this one was worth showing off. It's dirty and has moth problems, and I paid a little more than I like to for it, but I can't say I've ever run across anything like it. It's similar in dimensions and color to my c.1934 playboy, and is pretty light weight, with the same kind of paper...
  20. Dinerman

    More antique store finds - top hat+ early fedora

    Bad things happen when I go into antique stores, namely, I spend money, and buy more stuff I probably don't need. But knowing that doesn't stop me. Anyway, I was off school yesterday, and before going to my art thing, Iwas up in Frederick, at the MVA. We were in and out in record time, and...
  21. Dinerman

    German BWS jacket

    The more I've read, and the more I've worn it, the less I've started to like my beat up '80s bomber jacket. I decided it was time to donate it back to the thrift shop and buy myself a nice, heavy, vintage leather jacket. Well, this is what I came up with, a german leather trenchcoat. The...
  22. Dinerman

    Curling stone

    On the way back from Curling playdowns in Utica, at an antique store in PA, I found this curling stone. No markings, and no info, so I don't know what club it belonged to, or the exact date, other than that it's sometime from between the '30s and '60s.
  23. Dinerman

    Vintage Biltmore Curling Cap

    I got this in today. The pin on it says 1960, but it could be from before or after that. I think it's going to get a good deal of ice time, and maybe a pin from the Potomac Curling club, in addition.

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