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post #241 of 476
2/26/13 at 9:43am
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Originally Posted by GMMcL View Post

I don't think that Crombie is that old. That tag is pretty recent. I don't have a chronology of their tags, but I've seen that one on more recent pieces. It doesn't have the royal warrant, so it's not current label, but I think the really, really old stuff says Crombie Kintyre.

Gotcha, there is obviously no union tag to go by, so I was just taking a guess. On another note, here's a large piece of Brooks Brothers luggage from the 40's. This I did find information on in regards to the metal tag near the handle.

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post #242 of 476
2/26/13 at 7:54pm
I want that Brooks Brothers suitcase so bad. Awesome find, eazy.
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post #243 of 476
2/26/13 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by Orgetorix View Post

Spoo, my guess would be '50s for those shoes, but they could be anywhere in the '40s-'60s.

Thanks man.

Some more England bespoke :



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and some croc for simon..

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post #244 of 476
2/26/13 at 8:29pm
330 - really love those shoes.
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post #245 of 476
2/26/13 at 9:34pm
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Thanks for the comments, but you're just wrong. Low gorges with rounded lapel edges like this may not have been the majority cut, but they were definitely in existence. And '80s Armani-type jackets were cut completely differently. They may have had low gorges, but they were a bigger, drapier, roomier silhouette, not the tight tapered hourglass of the '30s like this. The lining, the labels, the fabric, the stitching - all of it on this jacket pointed to the prewar era. I just posted the picture of the pocket thing because I thought it was cool, not because it has any relevance to the age of the jacket.

Here's a shot of the interior skeleton lining. This lining style became uncommon after the '50s - '60s and '70s jackets typically have half linings, and after that full linings are most common.

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Touche'
This has been a learning experience.
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post #246 of 476
2/27/13 at 7:56pm
Couldn't pass this up tonight. Gimbel's Sandringham double breasted cashmere overcoat. The union label puts it between 1949 and 1962. Unbelievably heavy and well made. The coat weighs almost 4 pounds, is only quarter lined and is tagged a 37 short, which should give you some idea of the weight of the cashmere. Horn buttons, belted back and tons of hand work. They really don't make them like this any more. And this was a Gimbel's store brand coat. Best of all...no moth damage.





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post #247 of 476
2/27/13 at 8:58pm
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I really need to memorize how to date a union tag on the fly. I have a mental block when it comes to that.
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post #248 of 476
2/27/13 at 10:15pm
Gimbels: In its' day not even a high-end store.
You wouldn't find anything like that in Macys or Nordstroms
today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbels
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post #249 of 476
2/27/13 at 11:51pm

That Crombie is BadBoy.icon_gu_b_slayer[1].gif

however, i believe it is recent. i have one. sans nice collar.looks 2000-2005. could be wrong.

sorry EZ.
 

overcoat. THICK tartan kilt-type material heavy thing.early late 80's-early90's.

Crombie are BEASTS at any age.


Edited by size 38R - 2/28/13 at 12:06am
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post #250 of 476
2/28/13 at 6:28am
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I really need to memorize how to date a union tag on the fly. I have a mental block when it comes to that.

Numbers through the middle: Pre-49
Numbers on the edge: Post-49

For the post-49 tags:
® in the lower left: 62-76
No ®: 49-62

The ® would be where the penciled-in "12" is on Tony's tag above.
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post #251 of 476
2/28/13 at 6:35am

Picked this up last night.

 

Vintage Abercrombie & Fitch Alligator belt

I believe it is from the 60's, due to having "San Francisco" in the label. 

 

 

 

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

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post #252 of 476
2/28/13 at 8:01am
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Originally Posted by SpooPoker View Post

I really need to memorize how to date a union tag on the fly. I have a mental block when it comes to that.

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Originally Posted by Orgetorix View Post

Numbers through the middle: Pre-49
Numbers on the edge: Post-49

For the post-49 tags:
® in the lower left: 62-76
No ®: 49-62

The ® would be where the penciled-in "12" is on Tony's tag above.


Here you go. Maybe save these to your phone for reference when you're in the field.

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post #253 of 476
2/28/13 at 10:45am

On the 1962-76 union labels, I know that black numbering comes later than red numbering - anyone know when the switch was made?

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post #254 of 476
2/28/13 at 12:02pm

60's Pendelton, wish I had a beard 

 

 

 

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post #255 of 476
2/28/13 at 8:38pm
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Here you go. Maybe save these to your phone for reference when you're in the field.

Screenshot saved, thank you!
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