Comparison of Good Wear single button A-1 and ELC 0.50 A-1

[Anonymous]

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Beautiful jackets, really a great looking style.

 

[Doug C]

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Yes Doug, there's no accounting for taste!
Cheers
Ian

Haha.. For the record my taste is for the GW and ELC - my bank account, not so much. I got my US Authentic and Lost Worlds before I could afford ELC and GW wasn't doing it's thing yet. Not really in the same league but they weren't half bad either.

 

[Dr H]

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I look forward to your collar adjustment on the 50 Cal.

A minor tailoring triumph (for one with limited skill).
I have just finished the collar replacement and (thankfully) it's not a disaster.
I'll post images later.
I must to admit to a few moments of doubt when I was halfway through (collar off, shell opened and no way back) :shock:
Much improved in my eyes...

 

[Persimmon]

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I look forward to your collar adjustment on the 50 Cal.

A minor tailoring triumph (for one with limited skill).
I have just finished the collar replacement and (thankfully) it's not a disaster.
I'll post images later.
I must to admit to a few moments of doubt when I was halfway through (collar off, shell opened and no way back) :shock:
Much improved in my eyes...

Looking forward to seeing them

 

[Dr H]

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Apologies again for the poor quality photos (I'll try another set with a better camera later), but this is my .50 cal following surgery.

Don't look too closely for the missed stitches (at 12stitches per inch this took a number of hours by hand and the result is not laser straight).

It's a small thing if you don't have jacket OCD, but originally the collar lay really poorly as you can see in the original comparison shots with my GW A-1, where John has really nailed the collar pattern.

For my .50 cal, I bought a length of replacement knit from Eastman at cost and had the collar of the GW copied by Dan at Hill4Leather for £10 (as well as one could without dismantling the jacket) and I transferred the buttons from the existing collar when everything was complete. The original stitching had meant that the capeskin loops couldn't be removed without breaking them and so Alan Eastman supplied half a dozen strips and plenty of the right thread for nothing - he was great to deal with. Aside from the different profile (with is just slightly lower at the front, higher at the back), John also has a line of reinforcement stitches to the front edge of the knit. I find that this works really well as a tensioner and I had Dan do the same to the new knit.

This is what the hard effort and stress was for...

I'm wearing the 'Eastwear/Goodman' .50 cal A-1 jacket today with a woollen waistcoat underneath, despite the sub zero temperature and, with the collar up and looped, it's very snug.

My search for my A-1 is now officially over.

 

[Skip]

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Been following this with interest, and I now see what you mean Ian. Great work and thanks for posting, very informative. I think I too would prefer the collar to sit as it now does, it looks complete.

 

[Dr H]

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Thanks Matt.

OK here's the scary bit (make sure there's space behind that sofa before looking too closely).

 

[ausreenactor]

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Better man than I Gunga Din! Good job. Took balls!

"I like balls" (Team America)

Couchy

 

[Dr H]

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Some additional shots wearing the .50cal A-1 following the collar surgery.

A quick comparison with some other 1920s/1930s buttoned jackets.

 

[Anonymous]

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No "before" and "after" photo?

 

[Anonymous]

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edit

 

[Dr H]

Re: Comparison of Good Wear single button A-1 and ELC 0.50 A

The 'before' images are earlier in the thread Platon (alongside the Good Wear).

 

[CBI]

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thanks for all of the pics!!!!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Comparison of Good Wear single button A-1 and ELC 0.50 A

The 'before' images are earlier in the thread Platon (alongside the Good Wear).

Ah yes, sorry.