hehehe, this is our correspondance...
He must be getting tired of copping it. Re-reading my question now I think I was maybe a little rough on him. Still, he didn't answer my question, specifially about the text on the pulls which would be a giveaway.
"Dear ccottalsace,
Are you seriously suggesting this is an original 1940 manufactured Irvin?
From your photos it looks like a recent Eastman reproduction and that would
be very simple to confirm by the writing on the label and the text on the
zipper pulls.
Could you please advise exactly what writing they have on
them.
If this an ELC repro, I would advise that you edit your auction to
confirm this as you would otherwise be misrepresenting this as an original
jacket in very good condition.
thanks"
"Dear xxxxxxx,
Thanks for your somewhat curt and abrupt question, I am not quite sure who
you think you are addressing me in such a way or indeed who you think you
are?
Simply put, I am selling this jacket in good faith, I believe to my
best knowledge it is real - it was purchased by me from a car boot sale in
2008 as a genuine jacket.
I am not an expert, nor do i profess to be!
I
have seen the Esatman site, and the jackets on there, I also have used part
of their text for their jackets and given them the credit for the
wording.
I can only go on what I know and believe to be true.
Thanks.
-ccottalsace"