ww2 nametag question

[ausreenactor]

Grab one through MASH Japan. Perfect!

 

[John Luder]

Just looked and found them. Thanks for the tip.
But, just for giggles, here's a monkey-wrench (perhaps, spanner to you).
Hap Arnold's flight to Alaska in 1934. Shiny new A-2s, and look at their name strips. It seems that they're gold stamped.
Just when ya think . . .
Mahalo.

 

[JonnyCrow]

Grab one through MASH Japan. Perfect!

Never had a problem with any of mash products

 

[John Luder]

Thanks, Oz and Jonny.
They look exceedingly nice. I miscalculated the 4500 yen; a single name plate's only about $40.
I never would have found them but for this site. Very glad to be here.
Another picture of Hap Arnold, a close-up, with a clear view of his gold-stamped name plate.
Not an economical practice for the multitudes during a war, I should think.

 

[johnwayne]

I always thought ELC would do a limited run, russet leather bound, gold stamped version of their A2 manual!

 

[John Luder]

Duke,
Who is ELC? Sounds interesting.
I just ordered the J.H. DOOLITTLE from MASH. Man, that ain't cheap. I'll advise whether it's worth the $39 to buy and about $35 to ship to SoCal.
I have some artistic talent, so I might get some "gold" paint from Tandy and try it out on a cheaper name plate.
And, wait for it, I found another gold-stamped name plate; one of Doolittle's pilots, Maj. John A. Hilger, pilot of Crew 14.
But, according to a modern Air Force site, Hilger was a Lt. Col. at the time of the flight. It's also an Air Force site with the photos of the crews, and which IDs him as a major.
He got his butter bar Feb 1935; 89th Recon in Washington May 1940; lt.Col March 1942; Brigadier Oct 1956.

 

[ShanghaiJack]

I too would like a Gold stamped 1930s style tag.

 

[johnwayne]

Duke,
Who is ELC? Sounds interesting.
I just ordered the J.H. DOOLITTLE from MASH. Man, that ain't cheap. I'll advise whether it's worth the $39 to buy and about $35 to ship to SoCal.
I have some artistic talent, so I might get some "gold" paint from Tandy and try it out on a cheaper name plate.
And, wait for it, I found another gold-stamped name plate; one of Doolittle's pilots, Maj. John A. Hilger, pilot of Crew 14.
But, according to a modern Air Force site, Hilger was a Lt. Col. at the time of the flight. It's also an Air Force site with the photos of the crews, and which IDs him as a major.
He got his butter bar Feb 1935; 89th Recon in Washington May 1940; lt.Col March 1942; Brigadier Oct 1956.

ELC = Eastman Leather Company! UK based and one of the oldest ‘modern’ makers of repro flight jackets after Aeroleather (Scotland). They produced a ‘A2 manual’ that’s still available and tells you all you need to know about original A2 jackets!!
It’s cloth bound and as said, surprised they didn’t do a select quantity bound in leather for the hard core jacket-heads - there’s a lot out there, many of them members here!!!

 

[John Luder]

Ahh, The Cousins. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[John Luder]

My MASH nameplate arrived yesterday. Surprisingly quickly, given MASH's disclaimer that it may take weeks. Mine arrived a week after I place the order.
I remember my step-father's left-over nameplates (he's the image over there).
The periods after the initials were square. So are the periods in the plate I just got. I don't know if I ordered a border, but there it is.
I suppose the "different manufacturers" axiom applies to the border and the periods.
Now, all I have to do is steady my hands and attempt the WRIGHT patch for the museum's A-2. Say, I never noticed that Irish pennant hanging from my name plate.
Cheers, all.

 

[JonnyCrow]

My MASH nameplate arrived yesterday. Surprisingly quickly, given MASH's disclaimer that it may take weeks. Mine arrived a week after I place the order.
I remember my step-father's left-over nameplates (he's the image over there).
The periods after the initials were square. So are the periods in the plate I just got. I don't know if I ordered a border, but there it is.
I suppose the "different manufacturers" axiom applies to the border and the periods.
Now, all I have to do is steady my hands and attempt the WRIGHT patch for the museum's A-2. Say, I never noticed that Irish pennant hanging from my name plate.
Cheers, all.

I like Mash stuff, dies what is says on the tin

 

[ShanghaiJack]

I'm a lucky dude, I may have found a local
guy to reproduce the larger 1930's style
Gold embossed leather name tags.

Any input from the VLJ hive regarding leather,
font, and letter size would be most welcome.

Stay tuned for the results.

 

[John Luder]

Very Disappointed with the US Wings name plate. As you can see, the letters are crooked and the the cuts are jagged and not clean.
I gave them a try because they're run by U.S. vets. I paid for everything, but it arrived with me owing $5 for additional postage.
I've looked at nameplate entries on other threads here, some are not too old, but all of the ebay links go nowhere.
I got good results from MASH, but that was a wodge of dosh, ergo, not for the casual purchase.
Back to the drawing board.
Happy New Year, all.

 

[John Luder]

I'm a lucky dude, I may have found a local
guy to reproduce the larger 1930's style
Gold embossed leather name tags.

Any input from the VLJ hive regarding leather,
font, and letter size would be most welcome.

Stay tuned for the results.

Any results yet? I love the 1930s gold stamping.

 

[ausreenactor]

Very Disappointed with the US Wings name plate. As you can see, the letters are crooked and the the cuts are jagged and not clean.
I gave them a try because they're run by U.S. vets. I paid for everything, but it arrived with me owing $5 for additional postage.
I've looked at nameplate entries on other threads here, some are not too old, but all of the ebay links go nowhere.
I got good results from MASH, but that was a wodge of dosh, ergo, not for the casual purchase.
Back to the drawing board.
Happy New Year, all.View attachment 92245

Hope you didn't order it after the MASH Japan tip...

That is garbage.

 

[ShanghaiJack]

No updates yet, due to some family
issues, my daytime hours are occupied.
When life-things simmer down, I'll have
more time to devote to the name tag
project.

 

[John Luder]

Hope you didn't order it after the MASH Japan tip...

That is garbage.

Like sending out scouting parties, I ordered both at the same time. I ordered them around December 2nd. MASH arrived within a week. I called Wings on the 22nd and the man who answered said it had just been done and would be mailed presently.
I'm really sorry it didn't work out. The guy's a retired s/sgt and his site says all his employees are vets. If the product had been good, I'd have been able to put up with the wait. But this is pathetic.

 

[ShanghaiJack]

Update #1

I spoke to the leather guy today, and things went very well.
He's doing some research as to what Gold foil would have
been used in the late 1920's-1930's, and we have to decide
on:
Type of leather to use for the nametape.
Size/dimensions of the leather nametape.
Font style, and size for the embossing letters/characters.

He'll call next week when he has more information.

 

[John Luder]

Update #1

I spoke to the leather guy today, and things went very well.
He's doing some research as to what Gold foil would have
been used in the late 1920's-1930's, and we have to decide
on:
Type of leather to use for the nametape.
Size/dimensions of the leather nametape.
Font style, and size for the embossing letters/characters.

He'll call next week when he has more information.

I don't like to be pedantic, unless I'm being dogmatic. That self-effacement aside...
Like costuming a movie or tv show, which I've had some experience with, it's the final product that matters, not how it's made.
If your chap uses modern gold foil and stamping equipment, but it looks right, we're good - none of us is trying to pass this off as original.
There's a reason we oftime kid about "different manufacturers". It was as true in 1940 as it was in 1917 or 1898. Maybe Brooks Bros. made gear, like they did for TR.

 

[Steve27752]

Eastman do quality name tags.

U.S.A.A.F. NAME TAG

Just like the wartime originals, and as illustrated in the WWII Class 13 catalogue, we make our name tags using the correct typeface, which is impressed into the veg-tanned leather strip.

www.eastmanleather.com