dinomartino1
Well-Known Member
I think the French artisan worked with his his wife and they had as much work as they could handle without the need of a website, I may be wrong but I suspect the majority of customers where/are Luftwaffe collectors who are pretty much willing to pay anything and makes USAAF collecting look like a cheap hobby.
There simply was and is no need for a website when you have limited manufacturing capability, full order books and a captive market.
I'm old enough to recall the pre-internet days in the 80s when Eastman where by mail order and by word of mouth. The rockabilly scene in the UK in the 80s and a subset of people into the 40s probably did as much to get Eastman doing well as did jacket collectors.
I remember in the 80s when a guy I knew turned up at a rockabilly club in Sheperds Bush with his friend in his ww2 jeep, both in full WW2 USN SP rig with white webbing and the doorman refused to let them in because of their night sticks and replica M1911A1's,
I aways wondered if Steve was ever a member here.
There simply was and is no need for a website when you have limited manufacturing capability, full order books and a captive market.
I'm old enough to recall the pre-internet days in the 80s when Eastman where by mail order and by word of mouth. The rockabilly scene in the UK in the 80s and a subset of people into the 40s probably did as much to get Eastman doing well as did jacket collectors.
I remember in the 80s when a guy I knew turned up at a rockabilly club in Sheperds Bush with his friend in his ww2 jeep, both in full WW2 USN SP rig with white webbing and the doorman refused to let them in because of their night sticks and replica M1911A1's,
I aways wondered if Steve was ever a member here.
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