Can someone identify this jacket?

[justonetime]

Alright. I just dug up a family member's vintage jacket and, since it's too big on me, considered selling it. The problem is that I can't identify the jacket and have no prior knowledge of vintage leather jackets. The zippers say Scovill, the buttons say "BRANDED" with a bull, and there's a '42' tag, but nothing else. Can anyone identify it?

 

[B-Man2]

J
Would like to help you out but your photos are way too dark to see anything that might help ID your jacket. Can you resend them?

 

[justonetime]

Yes, of course. Hopefully these are better.

 

[B-Man2]

Check the web for the “ Rook Roughneck Motorcycle Jacket” I found that that’s one of the companies that made a motorcycle jacket with “Branded’ Snaps. I’m sure there may be others as well but that was the first one I found.
Cheers

 

[Doctor Damage]

Branded is a company that operates out of NYC. They sold jackets under the Branded brand with the bull logo, plus under the name Orchard or something. They also used to have a website with a few items for sale: a G1, A2, and some moto jackets, including the long 3/4 leather coats worn by the NYPD motorcycle and horseback units. The website seems to have vanished. I just looked them up on google and the following streetview dated 2020 indicates they've shut down, or moved. I hope they're still around because their coats were no-frills but well constructed and made from a super-heavy steerhide.

 

[MikeyB-17]

Is that the same Orchard who were a US Government contractor? I see they supplied the’U.S. Cost Guard’.

 

[justonetime]

Branded is a company that operates out of NYC. They sold jackets under the Branded brand with the bull logo, plus under the name Orchard or something. They also used to have a website with a few items for sale: a G1, A2, and some moto jackets, including the long 3/4 leather coats worn by the NYPD motorcycle and horseback units. The website seems to have vanished. I just looked them up on google and the following streetview dated 2020 indicates they've shut down, or moved. I hope they're still around because their coats were no-frills but well constructed and made from a super-heavy steerhide.

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Been doing some searching around since I saw this and I think you're right! Thanks so much.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Been doing some searching around since I saw this and I think you're right! Thanks so much.

One of the Fed Lounge members telephoned Branded and they're apparently still open for business!

 

[robrinay]

Here’s a link to trademarkia that tells you a bit

BRANDED GARMENTS INC. Trademark | Trademarkia

The BRANDED GARMENTS INC.. Explore trademark details, ownership information, other trademarks owned by ORCHARD MOTORCYCLE DIST. INC. or file your own trademark.

trademark.trademarkia.com