dudewuttheheck
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Vintage Cal. Still trying to figure out if it's 50s or 60s
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The teardrop pulls indicate 60s to me.
dudewuttheheck
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Good to know, thanks! How much did the design of this style really change over the years?
Nice fades Will!
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No Leather today, Tuxedo (double Denim) MF Ranch Blouse x Levis LVC 1944 both in NOS Cone Mills Denim
and a HTX x Irregular Western Belt to set some Bling-Bling
and a HTX x Irregular Western Belt to set some Bling-Bling
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nice boots too!
Mrfrown
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Thanks man! Really love em
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Late 60's to 70's.
Gypsymoth82
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Are teardrop pulls earlier than ring pulls, or the other way round?
I think simple ring pulls were first, then chevrons, then teardrops. Roughly 40s, 50s, 60s, respectively. Maybe @tmitchell59 can chime in.
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No, later. Teardrop are late 60's and mainly entire 70's. Simple ring and diamond pulls have been manufactured since the 1940's though they've been produced for a while. The cruder, the newer.
Observe
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Same jacket as yesterday, five star. I did hit it with a tiny, tiny bit of Urad diluted with a drop of Tenderly just to put a bit of a sheen on the leather and make it feel a bit more "premium". I think it's a subtle improvement.
That’s just half the wall I have a lot more it’s a 519
tmitchell59
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The Talon tear drops are c.1960 as far as I can determine. They go on in the 60s, maybe early 70s. There are also non branded imitations.
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tmitchell59
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Most ring pulls are impossible to date, they were used in the earliest days of the zipper. There are a couple of distinct ring pulls, but most are generic as far as I can determine.
They went into the 80’s with Vanson and Bates m/c gear. Brooks too.
I actually have the YKK and Talon version on this jacket:
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Yep, they go well into 80's for some makers. Apparel Annex used them all the way until they went under and like you said, they were pretty much trademark of Brooks cafe racers. I think it is safe to say that most jackets with them are from the seventies. Rarely earlier.
