nick-knacks hanging off your zipper

[Kermit3D]

@Enigma1938 , in my memory your cyclist jacket was a much lighter color, almost russet. Did you dye the leather ?

 

[Enigma1938]

@Enigma1938 , in my memory your cyclist jacket was a much lighter color, almost russet. Did you dye the leather ?

Good eyes Guillaume, yes I did a redye.
Thank you for the photos, always nice to see those jackets "into the wild" back then.

 

[Dumpster D]

(Digging through my bottomless pit of files.)

This is the Type of 'puller' I'm looking to find for my repro FS Werber D-1 Jacket. Although it probably wouldn't fit the 'Talon Bell' pull tab.

If one day the zipper on my D-1 jacket should fail (And this is just my own weird preference) I'd want to install a (Way too) heavier brass zip like this.

But if I could get anything I wished, it would be a Crown spring loaded zipper. The large one, same as what the A-6-A boots have on them.

A zipper that says "I couldn't find the correct aftermarket replacement part."

 

[atlasfields]

This one I got from Sean at A2JacketPatches

 

[coolhandluke]

Moved my Oklahoma tax coin over to the Sheeley AN-J-3A, since I recently sold my Norshor Dubow. I used flat leather lace this time in lieu of the dog tag chain section. I may see if I can find one a bit more yellow in color to match the brass Talon pull.

 

[Silver Surfer]

my latest for a-2 narrow hole pullers, like kwik are 1930s buffalo-indian head us nickels [5 cent coins], put in a simple bezel with a clip. been using them for mc and civy jackets for years. just the right size and weight.

 

[CombatWombat]

Some more tokens/coins

City Tattersal Club 1967
(horse racing/owners club in Sydney, Australia, my grandfather's membership token that's on my Aero patrolman jacket )

Fijian penny coins
(They usually stay on a RAAF "Black Cat" veteran flying suit)

Palestine mandate silver coin
(1917 date and a pick up from the Sinai 10 years ago, usually on my Cooper A2)

Another copper coin from the Sinai
(No clue about it......just sits on my Aero HW upper pocket)

Most on my "dangly bits " live on my motorcycle jackets......though I'm currently looking for suitable German/Austrian "bits" to go on my Luftwaffe grey goatskin jacket

 

[coolhandluke]

Stopped by a couple local antique shops yesterday and had some success finding a few more OK tax tokens along with a couple from WA state. If anyone is from WA and would like the WA tax tokens, give me a shout.

Also found a square hole Chinese coin and a few antique brass key tags. Unfortunately the damn Chinese coin broke when tying a piece of leather lacing on it.

 

[Dumpster D]

Stopped by a couple local antique shops yesterday and had some success finding a few more OK tax tokens along with a couple from WA state. If anyone is from WA and would like the WA tax tokens, give me a shout.

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Also found a square hole Chinese coin and a few antique brass key tags. Unfortunately the damn Chinese coin broke when tying a piece of leather lacing on it.

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Any thoughts on what those antique brass keytags were from?

If I had to guess, they' be something from the printing industry (or similarly) such as tags on new coils of stitching wire for binding books for example.

 

[coolhandluke]

Any thoughts on what those antique brass keytags were from?

If I had to guess, they' be something from the printing industry (or similarly) such as tags on new coils of stitching wire for binding books for example.

They were from a Methodist university or hospital (based on the stampings on the other key tags). Nearly all of the other tags were labeled with the names of specific rooms.

 

[MauldinFan]

If anyone is from WA and would like the WA tax tokens, give me a shout.

I live in that state. Are those from WW2 or earlier?
If so, I'd be very interested.

 

[coolhandluke]

I live in that state. Are those from WW2 or earlier?
If so, I'd be very interested.

Yes, one token is dated 1941 and the other is dated 1935.

 

[MauldinFan]

I recently ordered a repro brass bomb pin tag. Here's how it compares with originals:

The originals are the top two, printed on what seems like a tin sheet.
They were recovered from each mission along with a collection from the copilot of a 91st BG B17 and given to me by the vet in the 1990s.

 

[MauldinFan]

Here's another original to compare it to:

YES, the original is marked, "Ludwigshafen", from where the 500-pounder it was attached to was dropped in 1944.

 

[Dumpster D]

I recently ordered a repro brass bomb pin tag. Here's how it compares with originals:
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The originals are the type, printed on what seems like a tin sheet.
They were recovered from each mission along with a collection from the copilot of a 91st BG B17 and given to me by the vet in the 1990s.

The top one has a hand Grenade pin tied on as well? Oooo!!!

 

[MauldinFan]

The top one has a hand Grenade pin tied on as well? Oooo!!!

That's how I got it from the vet. It was probably attached to the lead or trail end of the fuse. He told me he'd asked the Bombardier to yank a pin off a bomb from each mission.
On his 9th mission, they ditched in the North Sea and he was sent back to the states as he'd been hit in the back of the head and lost his sight for a short while. They couldn't risk him on another mission after that. He wound up flying P39 aerial tow target planes at the Vegas gunnery school until VE day.

 

[Mr. Mike]

Here's another original to compare it to:
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YES, the original is marked, "Ludwigshaven", from where the 500-pounder it was attached to was dropped in 1944.

Excellent! Thanks so much for sharing MauldinFan! Are the originals printed on both sides or is the back just empty?

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Standard RALPH EDWARDS leather-tab

 

[MauldinFan]

Excellent! Thanks so much for sharing MauldinFan! Are the originals printed on both sides or is the back just empty?

That type has the same on both sides.
There are also paper tags, but clearly they would never have been used as zipper pulls.

 

[ButteMT61]

G-1, let 'er roll...