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  1. robrinay

    What leather jacket did Jack Kerouac wear?

    Thanks for the link to the advert - it’s one of two I came across when searching the net. The other was a 3 pocket front which to me looked like a fantasy. What do you think? https://concierge.typepad.com/cntraveler__materialist/2007/09/weve-got-the-be.html
  2. robrinay

    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    Good write up thank you- I also like Schott and I’ve got a d pocket in horse to prove it.
  3. robrinay

    What leather jacket did Jack Kerouac wear?

    A friend asked me if Kerouac wore a sealskin jacket in ‘On The Road’. I told him I hadn’t read the book but the seal probably referred to the colour of his ‘bomber jacket’ rather than the source of the leather. I speculated that as there was plenty of military surplus about it might have been an...
  4. robrinay

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    CHP on eBay U.K. £500 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133848684264
  5. robrinay

    Aero vs. Aero Flight Manu.

    Here you go, https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/aero-a2-on-ebay-cheap.71164/
  7. robrinay

    Aero vs. Aero Flight Manu.

    I think I read on TFL that these jackets were sub contracted to an Indian manufacturer by Aero Leather Scotland in a bid to produce a range of ‘entry level’ jackets at a lower price. The first batch of a fixed number of A2’s were fine (this is probably an example), but there were issues with...
  8. robrinay

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Thank you
  9. robrinay

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    I didn’t think I really liked any of their styles but yours is really really nice - which style is it based on please? (to save me looking).
  10. robrinay

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Just had this Aero Leather C3 delivered - greedbay £130 offer accepted. I was a bit worried about the 21.5” pit to pit given my 43” chest but it’s actually just over 22” and the fit is perfect. I’ll be able to wear my A2 and A1 in the colder weather now with this underneath. I’m ok with the wear...
  11. robrinay

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    @Monitor Fwiw and with regard to zipper tape stitched into the seams/panels rather than finished with stops, I’ve removed pullers from nylon zipper tapes by using a box knife/Stanley knife to carefully cut a short slice between the teeth at the very top of the female side of the tape then used...
  13. robrinay

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    The zip pull - but it might have been a replacement? I’ve still got an Aero Highway Patrol jacket of the same vintage with its original Aillee (Ailée?) zipper. I think they used a variety of zippers in the early days.
  14. robrinay

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    My old Connolly hwm had that zipper and didn’t zip but Denny Calder sent me a Talon puller replacement - an easy fix.
  15. robrinay

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    I searched for Strauss leather jacket and came up with a couple a new one for over a thousand dollars and an eBay one for 450 dollars. The latter was advertised as ‘made in Italy but differed from yours by having a two piece back.
  16. robrinay

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    There’s a 42” (or 44”?) Connelly highwayman in JoJo’s General Store Ecclesall Road Sheffield.
  17. robrinay

    Satchel and Page Bomber

    I can’t help regarding their bomber jacket but I own one of their Mail satchels and it’s extremely well made and built to last forever.
  19. robrinay

    first aero leather jacket. need help with fit and sizing!

    Fit is a personal issue. If you think it’s too tight then it is. Don’t make my mistake and be so desperate to own a jacket you’re never really happy with and end up giving it away or selling it at a big loss.
  20. robrinay

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    It looks right and has the Lewis Leathers oval on the left upper arm.
  21. robrinay

    Lewis Leathers Logo

    Vintage Aviakit Lewis Leathers jackets and boots sell for good money and rarer ones for crazy money - usually to Japan.
  22. robrinay

    What garment I make out of a destroyed WII US NAVY blanket?

    But maybe do a mock up in a lighter fabric first and if it proves too difficult then a duffel or Mail bag (messenger style vintage US Mail type) would be easier.
  23. robrinay

    What garment I make out of a destroyed WII US NAVY blanket?

    That looks like a good project.

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