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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    John Travolta on set of Welcome Back Kotter.
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    can ANYONE please date my HERCULES JACKET/LABEL?

    Perhaps the 4905 number stamped on the lining gives us May, 1949, as a manufacture date? I am wondering though why the label has no trademark on the Hercules name and no mention of Sears as the owner of that trademark. Stamping the size information on the lining and using glue to fix the...
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    can ANYONE please date my HERCULES JACKET/LABEL?

    There are a bunch of old Sears and Spiegel catalogs here: http://www.wishbookweb.com/ This is an example of a 1930's label that I found:
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    George Brent "Missabe" Jacket

    Jacket "C" in this 1942 catalog has one of these tiny pockets (though zippered). According to the description the zippered pockets are one for maps and the other for change. Note the zippered pocket on jacket "E" is for cigarettes. And on jacket "B" the zippered pocket is a humidor for...
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    Anyone familiar with "Lawton Sports Apparel"?

    The label on this jacket is interesting because (between the words "Sports Apparel") it has the initials "HLB" with "Corp" written inside the lower loop of the "B". Of course, H.L.B. Corp was a major maker of mostly aviation apparel before and during WW2 as well as civilian clothing...
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    My Father's G-1

    You might check out Roger's site for jackets like yours to compare. For instance http://moorecustom.com/jackets/G1_7823C_Edwards_46-b.htm
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    Anyone heard of Flying Equipment Co. G-1

    I asked about this company on the VLJ forum when I saw that A-2, and the ever helpful David/deeb7 contributed the following link. It does seem to indicate they were an actual manufacturer of reproductions...
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    Anyone heard of Flying Equipment Co. G-1

    I have wondered about Flying Equipment Co too. A few months ago I saw an A-2 on eBay with exactly the same label (including contract number) that appears in their G-1. The early 50's (maybe 1953 based on their fantasy contract number) seems pretty early for someone to be making...
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    Source for G-1 buttons??

    I have been looking for a button source too. I did find two sellers on eBay who sell "older" military buttons which either were reported as being brown or looked that way in the photos. The buttons were an exact match except for color. They did look brown from a distance but they turned out...

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