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looking at Eastman, but there is not found, which department to look ?
You have to email Gary Eastman and he'll sell you one for around £15 plus postage.
looking at Eastman, but there is not found, which department to look ?
Before catching up with this thread I was reading another concerning white R.A.F. sweaters where I learnt that they were originally and officially designated as "frocks". I know that Andrew will be aware of this, and is only being helpful and descriptive when he refers to the elastic gizmos as "elastic collar securing straps", but I have an old advert from The Aeroplane magazine, September 7, 1939 for The Irvinsuit which uses the description "suspender band". Strange to think that some of the bravest and best young men this country has ever produced actually went to war in frocks and suspenders!
You have to email Gary Eastman and he'll sell you one for around £15 plus postage.
Any better than this jacket?
http://www.historicflyingclothing.com/shop/viewphoto.php?shoph=12137&phqu=10
Good jacket.Spotted on flickr - ball turret gunner with original Irvin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/masqueman/sets/72157602150605305/with/1435554215/
This is very similar to mine Andrew --who do you think made it!Yes, this is one I'm selling. Thanks for the extra publicity!
This is very similar to mine Andrew --who do you think made it!
Would you say this was a size 4?
It's THAT time of year again! YES it's the IRVIN SEASON to be jolly...!!
Just to clarify last night's post which I now realise will make no sense whatsoever once a particular auction has ended. There is/was a very nice looking original Irvin up for grabs with the descriptive text lifted almost verbatim from one of Andrew's auctions. Having read all the Irvin threads start to finish I know that Mr Swatland is not a huge fan of overly shiny jackets, and the one in question, though certainly a very nicely preserved example, was the shiniest I have ever seen.
To further clarify ( I had just returned from a Christmas party!) When I refered to Andrew as "Yoda" I did of course mean in the "wise sage from whom we seek knowledge" sense, and not as in the "wrinkled alien dwarf" interpretation that I now realise is possible. So, I hope all is now clear and sorry for any confusion. (Note to self - Don't Drink and Post!)