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What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?
- Thread starter Roughwear
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MikeyB-17
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This pic came up a while back, we decided it was a Vincent, I believe we also came to the conclusion that it’s not an Irvin, but a B-3 with one strap folded back-note the pocket and sleeve reinforcement.
Officer Dibley
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Not much gets past you Mikey. You’re like my old corporal. Great eye for detail. When i had to report at the end of the day after getting bollocked for having “dust” on my beret at morning parade, i got bollocked again because although my beret was cleaner, i failed to present to him the dust. We never did hit it off...unlike you & i of course..
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mulceber
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Always happy to see an original, Burt, and this one’s a beauty!
Micawber
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No, in fact not my photos but from a local history group. My son does have an old Matchless though. Zooming in i can clearly see it's a B-3 now ...a Specsavers moment for sure. Forgot all about the other thread sorry.
I do have photos of someone I had to call Uncle Fred when I was a kid. He was a friend of my Nan's who wore a surplus Irvin while riding his bike and sidecar combo. All the old photo prints are stored away at present though.
Not a flight jacket in sight but in compensation for my balls up, I can offer this pic of my grandmother on one of their bikes back in the 20's....
And this one of my grandfather...
Such a poser...
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Silver Surfer
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someone got some eggs to go with that ham?
MikeyB-17
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Aw shucks.
I can see for miles, but if it’s under my nose I need my glasses! I can’t take all the credit, Dave, like I said we picked this pic apart a few years ago, can’t seem to find the thread now, perhaps it was on Faecesbook but I thought it was here. I know Peter Graham was involved, and I think it was in the days when Andrew Roughwear was still around.
MikeyB-17
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I think that’s a Triumph Model P.
Dimitry M
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Nice! About 28-35 here right now and 4 inches of ice on the ground it snowed then rained for two days. I live at the bottom of a hill so i get everyone else's garbage including water,ice, leaves, mud, you name it
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newagegeezer
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as it appears to be Irvin time thought I'd wear my original for a walk out onto Epping Forest, just 300 yards up the road, sunny now after a 5 minute rain downpour. It still smells sheepy/lanoliney even after nigh on 80 years. As people have commented, great jackets for bike riding, wore this on my bikes (1943 WLC45 and 1947 Indian Chief) up to 20 years ago, they've rarely been out of the garage since then, I'm safer on 4 wheels now unfortunately... tempus fugit
Micawber
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Who dat aimed at Mister?
newagegeezer
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Hi Daw,
It's a promotional poster for that album, possibly for record shops, although it has even more gore and dolls around the photo of the cover
It's a promotional poster for that album, possibly for record shops, although it has even more gore and dolls around the photo of the cover
Micawber
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Not exactly wearing it, or even tried it on yet as I have to isolate all deliveries due to Covid and my virtually non existent immune system..
I missed this one on the bay but that nice Mr Lever of this parish kindly tipped me off. Thank you John.
One early ELC 42 Irvin to replace my slightly too large Ginger Tom BoB version, which, thanks to my current ill health would have provided enough accommodation for 2 -3 me size people now. Fit pics when I have the stamina. I have not actually laid hands on it yet.
Ignore hangar ...better still blame my wife ....but never, ever turn your back on her from now on...
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I missed this one on the bay but that nice Mr Lever of this parish kindly tipped me off. Thank you John.
One early ELC 42 Irvin to replace my slightly too large Ginger Tom BoB version, which, thanks to my current ill health would have provided enough accommodation for 2 -3 me size people now. Fit pics when I have the stamina. I have not actually laid hands on it yet.
Ignore hangar ...better still blame my wife ....but never, ever turn your back on her from now on...
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