Original 1950s Buco J-24, size 38

[Dinerman]

This vintage jacket was made in the early 1950s in Detroit, Michigan by the Joseph Buegeleisen Company (Buco) out of horsehide. It is their J-24 D-Pocket model motorcycle jacket. From the style of stop box on the main zipper, with its wide ribs, but without the Talon name, this one was made between about 1952 and 1957. The jacket has a D-pocket map pocket with a rounded cornered cigarette pocket. It has zipped sleeves, snapped lapels, snapped belt loops for an external belt, bars on the epaulettes, zippered side storage, a handwarmer pocket, and bi-swing shoulders. At some point, it appears the original owner either broke the main zipper or gained weight, and added snaps, which are offset from the original zip position.


Chest (pit to pit): 21" (doubled = 42")
Shoulder to shoulder: 18"
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25"
Length (base of collar to hem): 23-1/2"

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[Guppy]

Does the main zipper now work?