Curious, seeking info on this jacket

[amccleary]

Hello! First time. Please let me know if I’ve posted in the wrong place. Out of curiosity (and because we love it) I’m looking for any information about this jacket my girlfriend found thrifting. There are no tags or brand names to be seen. Eventually would like to spruce it up and wear it. It’s a bit stiff.

Thank you for your insight!

 

[Dumpster D]

Oh man, what a shame about the liner. Ooooof!!! Tony the tiger.

*hissss*

Otherwise it would be an amazing Jacket, my wild guess it was possibly 1940's judging by the patina.

Would replace the liner, and leave the rest of the jacket un-treated.

Nice score.

Hopefully some other members here could make an ID on this one.

 

[amccleary]

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Oh man, what a shame about the liner. Ooooof!!! Tony the tiger.

*hissss*

Otherwise it would be an amazing Jacket, my wild guess it was possibly 1940's judging by the patina.

Would replace the liner, and leave the rest of the jacket un-treated.

Nice score.

Hopefully some other members here could make an ID on this on

 

[amccleary]

Thanks! do you suppose the previous owner put this liner inside? I wonder what it looked like before.

 

[Dumpster D]

Thanks! do you suppose the previous owner put this liner inside? I wonder what it looked like before.

The previous owner? Yea, I strongly suspect they replaced the liner.

Probably old world textile cotton liner like a WWII Jacket, or a quilted sateen sort of liner originally something absolutely beautiful. It would have had a nice shuttle weave makers label/tag. Likely the liner was starting to fall apart around the cuffs and neck and pits, and waist, or the liner had already been removed.

Again, I don't know these jackets like some other members may, give it some time, hopefully someone here will chime in and let you know what you have exactly. but it looks legit, It's got a wonderful grain, and a nice time-worn patina.

If you can talk to some people and ID the Jacket you could find a place that could do a wonderful restoration job on it.

Totally worth having it restored to it's proper state.

 

[B-Man2]

Have you checked the inside of the sleeves ?
If the liner is just in the torso the sleeves could show the correct liner .. or … may have a tag in a seam .

 

[B-Man2]

Your jacket looks very similar to a 1930s era half belt jacket that is currently reproduced today by Aero Leather of Scotland. I have no idea who made yours but if you wanted to have the lining replaced and the jacket brought back to life there are a few people here who could make that look like new .

 

[mulceber]

I'd guess it's from the early '50s, just based on the use of elastic to gather the waist. Do you have a picture of the zipper? That might help to narrow down the time period. Assuming everything else is in good condition, I'd just have the liner replaced and maybe LIGHTLY condition the leather.

 

[Marc mndt]

My best guess would be late 40s because of the elastic waist. At some point it probably had a hook closure similar to this Montgomery Ward jacket.

Like others have already mentioned, the lining is a replacement. The way the sleeve cuffs are finished is also non-original.

 

[Marc mndt]

50s Daniel Boone. Similar belt setup.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Customized 50s. Since the customization appears old, I would Leave it as is,

 

[Southoftheborder]

It looks quite toasty.

 

[Dumpster D]

Here's a question:

When did 'Tiger' print material first come into fashion? Was that a thing in the 1950's or more of a 70's punk rock/new wave sort of fashion?

 

[Pa12]

Here's a question:

When did 'Tiger' print material first come into fashion? Was that a thing in the 1950's or more of a 70's punk rock/new wave sort of fashion?

I would say 50’s and into 60’s. I say that because I remember my mum sending me to kindergarten with a tiger print banky for nap time. 1965. But I also remember a lot of women’s coats in tiger or leopard. In the 70’s it went to pimps hats

 

[Dumpster D]

Safe to call this a 'pimp' jacket then?

 

[Pa12]

Safe to call this a 'pimp' jacket then?

Only if it goes to your ankles, fur trimmed and purple

 

[Chandler]

Safe to call this a 'pimp' jacket then?

Probably can't see the liner as worn.

Which just brings up a stronger version of, "Why?"

 

[Dumpster D]

"Why?"

"Mistakes were made"

 

[amccleary]

I'd guess it's from the early '50s, just based on the use of elastic to gather the waist. Do you have a picture of the zipper? That might help to narrow down the time period. Assuming everything else is in good condition, I'd just have the liner replaced and maybe LIGHTLY condition the leather.

Ah, great point. The main zipper is missing, sadly, but the pocket zippers look like this. Worn, but I believe it says talon.

 

[amccleary]

Have you checked the inside of the sleeves ?
If the liner is just in the torso the sleeves could show the correct liner .. or … may have a tag in a seam .

No luck there, but if it matched the lining of the pockets, it’d look like this.