Richard Morgan
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What a great Bradford, do you think it is pre Resistol? It looks like it to me. That red liner with gold piping sure looks similar to early Resistol westerns though. Makes me wonder if there were company ties before Resistol bought Bradford.
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Great Trimble DD and thanks Rick for the input on the Bradford.Way to wear that Playboy, playboy!
Matt that Polar is so freakin' cool - maybe that will cool things down for you!
Spectacular Bradford Richard!
I have a Bradford OR clone from that same era - I think they were already being produced by Resistol at that point. But I could very well be mistaken. Would need to see the inside reorder tag to know for sure.
Great hat and I too like the jacket! A-2, correct?
I think Rick is right, according to a post from John Galt toward the end of this thread http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/bradford-open-road-style.71174/ the patented Glyco-Tite process referenced on the sweatband of my hat (and Terry's) was being used in 1934 by Resistol. That and the similarities with the liner's design and printing seem to indicate that Bradford Ltd was always a Resistol company or brand. The earlier Bradfords seem to have been pretty high end while the newer one seem to be lower quality than most Resistols. I bought a Bradford that appears to be from the '80s at a local Goodwill and the sweat is bonded leather (leather scraps ground up and compressed into something resembling leather) and the felt is just so-so. It only cost $4.00 so I bought mostly just to compare side by side with my older one.
I'll reply to this post with a picture of the reorder tag on my hat in a few minutes.