Mystery 1960s British leather jacket

[*stuart*]

Hello everyone, new here and searching for the origin of a 1960’s British leather jacket I found, the manufacturer seems obscure. The zipper says ‘Flix’

 

[*stuart*]

Hello everyone, new here and searching for the origin of a 1960’s British leather jacket I found, the manufacturer seems obscure.

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Searching deep into library scanned news papers archived on line has turned up the only evidence I can find for this manufacturers existence, a small advert from 1966:

 

[*stuart*]

Has anyone heard of this company before?

 

[jacketjunkie]

Has anyone heard of this company before?

I havent, nice vintage find though. Lewis Leathers offers a very similar style. Either this was a popular style back then and offered by different manufacturers or they took the liberty to adopt it from Rydal when they revived the brand.. condition is good too, speaks for the quality of the leather.

 

[*stuart*]

Thanks, I wonder if Lewis leathers would have any archived information on where the design originated