J.Fallaw
New in Town
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- 14
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- Atlanta Ga
I am completely new to posting on your forums. I must admit in the past years I have read many of them as I have grown deeper into collecting leather jackets. I bought a lamb skin jacket 6 or 7 years ago when I was looking for a new winter coat (I know lamb skin sucks now). But after I wore it a few times my dad was making fun of my (kid leather) and was showing me an old Buco jacket he has from his younger days. It's like a size 42, sadly I am in the 34 to 36 range. I remeber the feel and smell of that old jacket and just had to have one myself. I did take his home and it resides in what I call my leather closet in my guest room, well taken care of. But I don't have a small fortune to purchase one of my own yet in my size... But one day I'll find it. But none the less I fell in love and ended up in a AMF Harley jacket, (I know again, but it does fit me perfectly) which also threw me into the search for more styles and leathers and colors, and the absolute perfect fit. I'm tall and skinny and like tighter fits so its a lot of searching. Plus the more patina and age to it the more I love it. At this time now 6 years later I own somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 jackets and am looking to create my own store on ebay to rescue and sell them to the correct people.
But enough of that. I know to go to Gail at Schott about Schott or Beck jackets and everything else I only believe someone in these forums knows the rest.
I have what I believe to be a Fidelity Cafe jacket in brown horsehide or just cowhide. When I had it apart repairing the liner, it has a thick coat on the leather which confuses me even more. The patina on it is amazing. Faded and worn in perfectly. It tells an amazing story. Lately it has taken my favorite spot from the likes of my Aero jacket I had made, which says a lot. I took several photos, but they do not show the justic it truly deserves until you are up close. It truly is a beautiful jacket.
Front
Back
I know next to nothing about it though. It has the threads from the tag left in it, and a chain at the top of the collar, which is where I get the Fidelity notion.
Here is the collar with the chain and missing tag.
I also do not know what type of leather and I'm not an expert, so I took some photos of the inside grain and the leather up close hoping one of you would.
Top Finish up close
Back side of the leather
http://imageshack.com/a/img842/2859/bn6r.jpg
And my final question would try to solve what decade it was made in by the zippers. The cuff zippers and main zipper are Talon. The hand warmer pockets have no identification on the pulls or stopbox. The main zipper I believe to be a replacement. It seems more like a early 80s Talon zipper because its (aluminum), and not brass like all the other 4 zippers. Also the stitch holes are very close to being in the same holes but if you look closely on the inside seams they do not line up, so it has been either completely taken out and seen back in or replaced, which I believe. I saw a forum on here for dating zippers but wanted to ensure I got the ovals and line underneath talon right for the cuffs, and figured its better to ask in this case than assume.
Here is the main zipper in all its unmatched glory(it will be replaced again).
Here are the hand warmer zippers
And the all important cuff zippers
I want to tell any of you that reply, and even to those who don't and just take a look thank you. This was not a hobby taught to me but rather learned and self educated by a lot of time on the internet reading forums and looking at photos. Many of those forums have been in here, and I thank any of you that have posted here for putting your knowledge out on the web to help people such as myself. Its a hobby, interest and style all of my own and I enjoy learning and sharing more at every opportunity. I'm 31, probably young to many of you, but I hope to one day pass these jackets and knowledge down to my own son, who hopefully will be my size and or even better hopefully my dads Buco size one day ha. Anything you could help out with on this jacket would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jeremy
But enough of that. I know to go to Gail at Schott about Schott or Beck jackets and everything else I only believe someone in these forums knows the rest.
I have what I believe to be a Fidelity Cafe jacket in brown horsehide or just cowhide. When I had it apart repairing the liner, it has a thick coat on the leather which confuses me even more. The patina on it is amazing. Faded and worn in perfectly. It tells an amazing story. Lately it has taken my favorite spot from the likes of my Aero jacket I had made, which says a lot. I took several photos, but they do not show the justic it truly deserves until you are up close. It truly is a beautiful jacket.
Front
Back
I know next to nothing about it though. It has the threads from the tag left in it, and a chain at the top of the collar, which is where I get the Fidelity notion.
Here is the collar with the chain and missing tag.
I also do not know what type of leather and I'm not an expert, so I took some photos of the inside grain and the leather up close hoping one of you would.
Top Finish up close
Back side of the leather
http://imageshack.com/a/img842/2859/bn6r.jpg
And my final question would try to solve what decade it was made in by the zippers. The cuff zippers and main zipper are Talon. The hand warmer pockets have no identification on the pulls or stopbox. The main zipper I believe to be a replacement. It seems more like a early 80s Talon zipper because its (aluminum), and not brass like all the other 4 zippers. Also the stitch holes are very close to being in the same holes but if you look closely on the inside seams they do not line up, so it has been either completely taken out and seen back in or replaced, which I believe. I saw a forum on here for dating zippers but wanted to ensure I got the ovals and line underneath talon right for the cuffs, and figured its better to ask in this case than assume.
Here is the main zipper in all its unmatched glory(it will be replaced again).
Here are the hand warmer zippers
And the all important cuff zippers
I want to tell any of you that reply, and even to those who don't and just take a look thank you. This was not a hobby taught to me but rather learned and self educated by a lot of time on the internet reading forums and looking at photos. Many of those forums have been in here, and I thank any of you that have posted here for putting your knowledge out on the web to help people such as myself. Its a hobby, interest and style all of my own and I enjoy learning and sharing more at every opportunity. I'm 31, probably young to many of you, but I hope to one day pass these jackets and knowledge down to my own son, who hopefully will be my size and or even better hopefully my dads Buco size one day ha. Anything you could help out with on this jacket would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jeremy
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