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  1. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Welcome to TFL. Your grandfather's electrically wired Irvin dates to 1938-9 and was made by Irvin Air Chute in Letchworth. The connectors are not for communication, but to heat the special RAE (Royal Aircraft Establishment) gloves and boots which were often worn with the Irvin suit. Electrically...
  2. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    I do not know the numbers of each Irvin contract. Your jacket was made in Letchworth, Hertfordshire by Irvin Air Chute.
  3. aswatland

    The Grail!! Found an Irvin that fits.

    I have posted in the Irvin thread about this 1941 Irvin Air Chute jacket.
  4. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Your jacket was made by Irvin Air Chute under this 1941 contract. It is not the Battle of Britain version which was the pre/early War design with a two piece front and back. Yours is a typical 1941-2 four panel jacket. The main lightning zip track has a later replacement slider/puller , Dot...
  5. aswatland

    New Eastman Leather Clothing "Escape" A-2

    The collar is made from a top and bottom section of leather. I used the same holes as Eastman had first used to fix an original pair of bars under the collar. The holes only go through the lower section.
  7. aswatland

    Wanted an original RAAF service cap

    To complete an original RAAF uniform I am looking for a WW2 RAAF officer's service cap in a size 7 3/8 or larger. I know they are hard to find, but if anyone has one they would be prepared to sell or knows of one for sale please can they message me. Many thanks.
  8. aswatland

    P. Goldsmith and Sons A-2!?

    Yes, they did indeed make 25 A2 jackets under the US Air Corps under the 31-1897 contract from the 1931 fiscal year.
  9. aswatland

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    This 1960s Pride and Clark civi jacket looks to be in almost new condition.Loving the vinyl seam tapes!;)
  10. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Irvin Air Chute supplied the public as well as the AM in the 1930s and this is likely to have been a private purchase item. They also made a small number of Irvin coats with full length zips. There is no evidence of them supplying the AM with such garments.
  11. aswatland

    Info. request! Star Sportswear "Kurland" Half-belt with fur collar. Vintage 1950s?

    The Star Sportswear Mfg Co. was founded in 1918 and was located in Lynn Massachusetts. The company closed in the early 1990s. Star Sportswear used the identical Kurland label on their early 1940s civi A-2 jackets. They had been awarded one government contract for A-2s in 1942. I suspect this...
  13. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    I thought it was your jacket Kitcat. Although not from one of the know main makers it appears to be a well made Irvin. If it is a decent size, all original then a broad figure would be within the £400 to £650 price range.
  14. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    There collar is definitely original. I have a jacket from the same maker with this contrasting collar. They often used short pile fleece for the collar, cuffs and hem on Irvins from 1941-5.
  15. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Thank you for up loading pictures of your Irvin. Your jacket dates to 1941 and is a typical four panel jacket. There were quite a few contractors at this time plus many sub-contractors. Yours was not made made by one of the main makers, i.e Irvin Air Chute, Wareings, Robinson and Ensum, Links...
  16. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    This section is only for original Irvin jackets not repros. There is separate thread for repro Irvins.
  17. aswatland

    Question about Willis & Geiger A2

    They were made of horse or cow, not goatskin as the leather does not have the pebbly finish seen on goatskin jackets.
  19. aswatland

    Question about Willis & Geiger A2

    The W&G A-2 is an entry level jacket and the OP bought it for a fair price. I used to own one and yes it is made of leather, but not the quality used by high end makers today.
  20. aswatland

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Paul, Your jacket dates to 1939-40. It was made by on of the known makers as far as I can tell. There were many sub contractors who were used to fulfill contracts to IAC for example and it could be one of those. It is a nice jacket BTW and well done on your restoration work.
  21. aswatland

    ANY IDEA WHO MADE THIS IRVIN JACKET? Thx for helping.

    It's an older Aero with Wartime Dot zips.
  22. aswatland

    B-3 back seam

    The Pre- 1942 B-3s had a two piece back with a vertical seam. Eastman's RW and Perry repro are of this style. From 1942 they had a three piece back with a horizontal seam and shorter vertical seam. The larger lower panel was not divided.
  23. aswatland

    War and Peace. Anyone going?

    Both a/c are replicas. The Hurricane represents Bob Stanford Tuck's mount from 257 Squadron and the Mk IX Spitfire, Johnnie Johnson's.

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