Vintage Outerwear: Threads of the Past

[Woolwonders]

Here are some pics for finding the dare code on grommet zipper assemblies.

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Hard to see without a camera. The letter indicates month of the year. The E represents the 5th letter of the alphabet and the 5th month of the year. The single number is the year.
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This example is May, 1933. This jacket has a label not registered until 1938. So the item needs to be seen as whole with other dating variables considered.

awesome. I’ll have to rub some of the paint on it to get the code for it and will post some pics.

 

[aztecasteve]

That is a Beauty! I have a 40 Below. What type of zipper assembly does it have? Looks like a mid 40s zipper. I will post a pic of mine. Nice jacket!

Love your jacket Terry!
I got lucky with this one!
This one has a conmar zipper

 

[Woolwonders]

More of a novelty than anything but still thought it was a cool one. Super tiny kids wool half belt. Not sure on the maker but the wool is fairly thick and itchy.

 

[tmitchell59]

More of a novelty than anything but still thought it was a cool one. Super tiny kids wool half belt. Not sure on the maker but the wool is fairly thick and itchy. View attachment 655800 View attachment 655801 View attachment 655802 View attachment 655803

Jim Penney Sportswer. c.1944. J.C. Penney had an interesting variety of labels, especially pre-war.

 

[tmitchell59]

I just took a few stills out of a video I forgot about. This jacket has the skier label. The zipper is dated 1939.

 

[Jasonissm]

Really nice graining and condition on this Montgomery Ward, sunrise Talon! Around 40s?