Spitfireace
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Normal knits just not sewn in so far into the sleeves leather.
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Spitfireace
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Thing is like I say if your cuff wool is one inch longer than usual, then your have to make sure your replacement is that long. WW2 was like 2 inch and later is 3 inch.
ausreenactor
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Vic sells the best of things!
Spitfireace
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gas in the car ya.....I don't recall if I got that reprint off eBay or Etsy but its really sharp and on thick paper with vibrant colors. I have sincevseen 2 originals of that image on eBay but yes, I think they were over $500. I would love to get others one day. but like you say, you have to then factor in the frame as well. I usually try to hit a sale at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. or use their 50% off one item coupon to offset it. not the best frame in the world but for a repro it works just fine.
I do have one original that I paid $400.00 for. hit all the right points for my USAAF man cave... B-17s, A-2 jackets and its a recruiting poster dated 5-16-1942. it has a few minor issues but has character. I look at other originals and sometimes think about it but then I realize I have nothing left in the refrigerator and need to put gas in the car.
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Spitfireace
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I don't know about you Ed. I am laid off. Not really sure what to do to tell the truth. I got unemployment money. Only enough to get by. No extravagances. I have lots of jackets. Have a good one fellow enthusiasts.
Edward
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damn. that does suck. I am lucky I changed jobs a year and a half ago after 12 years. if I hadn't I would have been laid off as well. 90% of the fellow employees I used to work with got laid off. if that happened to me I would have been destitute. my new job has built in job security and I am actually getting some overtime each week for the last couple of weeks. not sure if it will last on after the year ends but I can be certain I will still be employed at least. we did have a terrible slow time for about a month this summer but things have really kicked back in for us. hopefully it will stay busy. I hope things turn around for you soon. tough times for so many.
Smithy
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Tell me about it. I entirely lost the sector (museum and cultural work) I worked in before CV, and even though I've got a post graduate degree. I've had to go off and take three courses so I can work in the security industry. Not what I did before but I feel horrendously lucky to have a job now. Lots of people have to do different things now than what they did before. Just having a job is a major plus.
M. from Berlin
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very good beerI wasn't in Levis today and not Berlin beer but I knocked back one of these earlier from your part of the world M which was a rather lovely drop...
Spitfireace
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Sweet!I don't recall if I got that reprint off eBay or Etsy but its really sharp and on thick paper with vibrant colors. I have sincevseen 2 originals of that image on eBay but yes, I think they were over $500. I would love to get others one day. but like you say, you have to then factor in the frame as well. I usually try to hit a sale at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. or use their 50% off one item coupon to offset it. not the best frame in the world but for a repro it works just fine.
I do have one original that I paid $400.00 for. hit all the right points for my USAAF man cave... B-17s, A-2 jackets and its a recruiting poster dated 5-16-1942. it has a few minor issues but has character. I look at other originals and sometimes think about it but then I realize I have nothing left in the refrigerator and need to put gas in the car.
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Spitfireace
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Wicked shit when you think of I already have 10,000 worth of jackets. it's a little much.
Edward
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I hear ya! We usually don’t get this until mid October!Ed
Please send some of that cooler air down here!
Griffon_301
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Griffon_301
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Thank you it really is a great jacket that even my missus likes (even though she prefers the Navy hides on me )
it really is a great jacket that even my missus likes (even though she prefers the Navy hides on me )
Edward
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I’m celebrating! Wore my A-2s all day long over the weekend with my windows open!I’d be sooo happy just for a couple of days like that right now
