Oops I did it again….Aviation Leathercraft B3 advice request

[CharlieC]

Hi to all.
I broke my resolution not to buy another jacket for a while.
I purchased an Aviation Leathercraft B3 from eBay, I know that they are not a highly regarded manufacturer but I liked the look of the jacket and it was within my price range.
It is in excellent condition and I am very pleased with my purchase but I am looking for some advice on how old the jacket might be.
I have another Aviation Leathercraft jacket, it has a brown label with cream text, I expect that jacket to be pre 1995 because of the format of the telephone number on the label,
I have also seen a similar format label but cream with brown text. However My latest jacket has a cream label with brown text but a format that I have not seen before.
Is this an earlier label and does anyone have any ideas when it dates from?Regards
Charlie

 

[B-Man2]

Hi to all.
I broke my resolution not to buy another jacket for a while.
I purchased an Aviation Leathercraft B3 from eBay, I know that they are not a highly regarded manufacturer but I liked the look of the jacket and it was within my price range.
It is in excellent condition and I am very pleased with my purchase but I am looking for some advice on how old the jacket might be.
I have another Aviation Leathercraft jacket, it has a brown label with cream text, I expect that jacket to be pre 1995 because of the format of the telephone number on the label,
I have also seen a similar format label but cream with brown text. However My latest jacket has a cream label with brown text but a format that I have not seen before.
Is this an earlier label and does anyone have any ideas when it dates from?Regards
Charlie

Would love to see a photo of the entire jacket.

 

[CharlieC]

These are all that I have at the moment.

 

[B-Man2]

Nice …. I would say that’s a nice repro .

 

[flyincowboy]

Seems that the arms reinforcement panels are missing..

 

[CharlieC]

As I understand not all had reinforcement panels…

 

[mulceber]

As I understand not all had reinforcement panels…

Could be, but all the ones I've ever seen did.

 

[D97x7]

Wasn't there a natural one shown here not long ago, that is now being replicated by JC, that didn't have them, or have I misremembered that?

 

[mulceber]

Good call, @D97x7 - that was Werber's 1935 contract. I'd forgotten about that one.

Index of /photos/Type_B3_Werber_1935_46

 

[CharlieC]

Wow, the index of photos that you attached is amazing.
Thank you for including it, I had been trying to find such a resource.

 

[B-Man2]

Wow, the index of photos that you attached is amazing.
Thank you for including it, I had been trying to find such a resource.

If you play around with the good wear website you can go back 10 or more years and see photos of many of the jackets that John Chapman made and sold .

 

[D97x7]

Good call, @D97x7 - that was Werber's 1935 contract. I'd forgotten about that one.

Index of /photos/Type_B3_Werber_1935_46

Still very rare though, not sure why I remembered it.

 

[flyincowboy]

Still very rare though, not sure why I remembered it.

just because it's rare!

 

[bfd70]

Peripheral but anyone have a reasonable guesstimate on Goodwear’s current lead time?

 

[Pilot]

Peripheral but anyone have a reasonable guesstimate on Goodwear’s current lead time?

Please feel free to ask him.
Believe its also a matter of size and spec. ( hide, fleece, zipper, label etc).
John is a real Gentleman and he will come back to immediately.