Skyhawk
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All the materials have been procured and we are going to begin constructing our reproduction of the P. Goldsmith Sons Co A-2 next week. Watch this thread for further updates.
Here is our label layout for the jacket. We went with the SAT format for the spec label thinking that it would most likely be the same for a jacket made one year earlier. Note the larger text on the "Type A-2". In addition we went with the white Goldsmith label that was used for garments during the time the jacket was produced by the company. The government allowed SAT to affix a company label less than one year later on their A-2 contract, so we think it is very likely that the government would have given the spec label to Goldsmith and allowed them to affix their company label in the same manner. The size tab placement is a crossover from the A-1 style jacket which shares some of the features of this first A-2 contract. We believe Goldsmith would have had an A-1 jacket to work with, and the size tab position choice would have been an easy one to just carry over from the A-1 jacket.
With the hide we are going 100% spec. We will be using our Chrome Tanned Dark Russet Horsehide. It is a thick but supple hide that should suit this jacket perfectly. Our knits will be Medium Brown. Based on the photos, the knits appear to be a medium brown color when compared with other colors in the photos. The buttons will be our Antique Brown Horn buttons.
Updates coming soon!
Here is our label layout for the jacket. We went with the SAT format for the spec label thinking that it would most likely be the same for a jacket made one year earlier. Note the larger text on the "Type A-2". In addition we went with the white Goldsmith label that was used for garments during the time the jacket was produced by the company. The government allowed SAT to affix a company label less than one year later on their A-2 contract, so we think it is very likely that the government would have given the spec label to Goldsmith and allowed them to affix their company label in the same manner. The size tab placement is a crossover from the A-1 style jacket which shares some of the features of this first A-2 contract. We believe Goldsmith would have had an A-1 jacket to work with, and the size tab position choice would have been an easy one to just carry over from the A-1 jacket.
With the hide we are going 100% spec. We will be using our Chrome Tanned Dark Russet Horsehide. It is a thick but supple hide that should suit this jacket perfectly. Our knits will be Medium Brown. Based on the photos, the knits appear to be a medium brown color when compared with other colors in the photos. The buttons will be our Antique Brown Horn buttons.
Updates coming soon!
