PickerWilly
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Here are some shots of my newest acquisition: a Perry 1756 A-2 identified to Warren X. Boney.
As for the condition of the jacket, it is solid and supple with some hard wear to the collar and a little stiffness to the armpit area. the Conmar zipper is mostly intact, having lost the top two or three teeth on the slider side. It definitely was not stored super well by previous owners, but it was also not stored terribly. The pieces of leather used in the construction of this jacket vary much less than most of my other A-2s with less broken grain than the Aero I posted earlier this week. The thickness of the leather is significantly slimmer than that of the Aero as well. This one is also of a notably slimmer profile through the torso which I've read is consistent with this particular contract. I love how widely A-2s vary contract-to-contract.
Warren Xavier Boney was born in 1920 in Buloxi, Mississippi, joining the AAF in September of 1941, earning a rating as a navigator. Through my modest research ability, I was able to figure out that he earned an Air Medal in 1943 for flying anti-submarine patrols. At some point during the war, he served as a navigation instructor. He earned a law degree from SMU after the war, having earned his undergrad from Tulane (graduated top-10 in his class, certainly a brainiac). He was recalled for the Korean War and was assigned as squadron navigator for the 443rd Troop Carrier Wing. He had a long career in law following his discharge from the Air Force in 1953 that spanned until his retirement in 1986. He passed away on Jan. 28, 2007.
Included a pic of my Curatorial Assistant Trainee (CAT for short) inspecting the torso seams on the jacket.
As for the condition of the jacket, it is solid and supple with some hard wear to the collar and a little stiffness to the armpit area. the Conmar zipper is mostly intact, having lost the top two or three teeth on the slider side. It definitely was not stored super well by previous owners, but it was also not stored terribly. The pieces of leather used in the construction of this jacket vary much less than most of my other A-2s with less broken grain than the Aero I posted earlier this week. The thickness of the leather is significantly slimmer than that of the Aero as well. This one is also of a notably slimmer profile through the torso which I've read is consistent with this particular contract. I love how widely A-2s vary contract-to-contract.
Warren Xavier Boney was born in 1920 in Buloxi, Mississippi, joining the AAF in September of 1941, earning a rating as a navigator. Through my modest research ability, I was able to figure out that he earned an Air Medal in 1943 for flying anti-submarine patrols. At some point during the war, he served as a navigation instructor. He earned a law degree from SMU after the war, having earned his undergrad from Tulane (graduated top-10 in his class, certainly a brainiac). He was recalled for the Korean War and was assigned as squadron navigator for the 443rd Troop Carrier Wing. He had a long career in law following his discharge from the Air Force in 1953 that spanned until his retirement in 1986. He passed away on Jan. 28, 2007.
Included a pic of my Curatorial Assistant Trainee (CAT for short) inspecting the torso seams on the jacket.
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