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  1. Skyhawk

    How to take measurements on a leather jacket.

    pic #2 is close. The right side looks like it is at the right spot as long as your reading the bottom of the tape. The left side, the tape looks too high. Probably just slipped when you taped it. Sounds like you got the right idea. It is hard to tell precisely from the photos.
  2. Skyhawk

    How to take measurements on a leather jacket.

    The chest can be a tricky one. The measurement is seam to seam but with some jacket designs, the seam is not on the side of the jacket like this one appears to be. The seam is slightly around the front of the jacket. You find this also with jackets that have an extra panel on the side of the...
  3. Skyhawk

    Dark line down the back of my Aero jacket

    Good point! I had customs in the UK unpack an original WWII USN M-445 shearling and then attempted to cram it back in the box and put big rips in the jacket. The buyer showed me photos of the repack. It was a beautiful jacket and they destroyed it with no apologies. As far as the posting photos...
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    Dark line down the back of my Aero jacket

    Good point! I had customs in the UK unpack an original WWII USN M-445 shearling and then attempted to cram it back in the box and put big rips in the jacket. The buyer showed me photos of the repack. It was a beautiful jacket and they destroyed it with no apologies. As far as the posting photos...
  5. Skyhawk

    Dark line down the back of my Aero jacket

    Hello Carrie, glad to hear we are all on the same page on packing jackets. I was not implying that Thurston Bros packed it folded vertically. In fact I would have been surprised if that was the case. As you say the proper method of folding may still get some minor creasing but that usually...
  7. Skyhawk

    Dark line down the back of my Aero jacket

    That's not right. A jacket should never be folded down the center and shipped. You wind up with creases that way. If you fold a leather jacket the same way you fold a long sleeve shirt, the folds will be loose and thick, and not so likely to crease when pressure is put on it during shipment...
  8. Skyhawk

    Headwind Mfg Co - Updates

    Hello all, I am very excited to announce that we have found a great new supplier for Capeskin! We now have 5 new shades of brown in Capeskin ranging from a light Sand to a dark Chestnut. The Cape is nice and grainy and the colors are a match to a variety of types of vintage jackets I have seen...
  9. Skyhawk

    Ebay scam

    I had insurance and filed a claim. Since it could not be tracked the USPS researched it and wound up paying my claim. It took over a month to get reimbursed though. I would not ship internationally without insurance. It sounds like you can prove that customs has it because you have that...
  10. Skyhawk

    Ebay scam

    I certainly wish you the best. In my case they told me their hands were tied unless they got an updated tracking status of delivered. Otherwise they considered it "Item Not Received". The problem comes in when you have some packages delivered with out the status ever changing out of "Held In...
  11. Skyhawk

    Ebay scam

    I had nearly the same case but not through ebay, it was paypal. I sold a jacket to a guy I think it was in Germany. Customs was holding it. The guy said he tried to pick it up but it was not there. Customs could give me no info. The tracking never updated so paypal ruled in his favor and I was...
  13. Skyhawk

    The Colour of Leather

    According to Volume 4 of the Smithsonian Air & Space reference books, some the original A-1's were made from Olive color Capeskin. This would be 1927 - 1930. That is the earliest mention of colored leather I have seen used on jackets. I have heard this before but didn't realize that is was...
  14. Skyhawk

    Squadron 303 Movie, HURRICANE Official Trailer 2018

    Thanks I'll have to check this one out! Also looking forward to Hurricane. Hope there is a lot of flying.
  15. Skyhawk

    The George Morrell Corp - 1935 Casein Buttons

    Bummer! Actually sounds like a possible manufacturing issue. Casein is very unstable until it is immersed in a formaldehyde bath for a long period. It can take up to a year for 25mm thickness piece of casein to completely harden. Could be that the material was not dipped for long enough. Or not...
  16. Skyhawk

    The George Morrell Corp - 1935 Casein Buttons

    In the mid 1930's Casein plastic, made from milk, was used for a huge percentage of clothing buttons. It was the most suitable of the early plastics at the time for this purpose. In the late 1930's - early 40's, Urea Formaldehyde hit the market as a new type of plastic for button making. Casein...
  17. Skyhawk

    F.S. Vintage US NAVY Leather Flight Jacket G1 M422a 44 L Flight Apparel Industr

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  19. Skyhawk

    F.S. Vintage US NAVY Leather Flight Jacket G1 M422a 44 L Flight Apparel Industr

    This jacket looks nice. It is a reproduction not an actual contracted jacket that was made for the military. There was never a contact numbered 1982-1. The collar would also be synthetic on an actual E (AS) G-1. The knits appear to be a blend and not 100% wool like the issued jackets, judging by...
  20. Skyhawk

    What is your jacket size

    Thanks to you all for voting! Looks like the medium to small guys are winning on the FL. At this point there is nearly 2x as many votes for 38-40 than any other sizes. Could it be that the availability of smaller vintage clothing is driving this number? Hard to say but very interesting.
  21. Skyhawk

    Magnum P.I. reboot

    In the original it was eventually revealed that Higgins was Robin Masters.
  22. Skyhawk

    Why does Samuel Adams Boston Lager taste so much better than many other Lagers?

    Oh yes we love plenty of flavor! It's all about the micro breweries here. The I.P.A has been becoming a huge deal here in Oregon over the past 2 -3 years. My favorite is made by 10 Barrel Brewing Co and is called "Joe" IPA it has Simcoe, Amarillo, & Mosaic Hops which provide a complex taste...
  23. Skyhawk

    The Real McCoy's in Osaka

    Thanks for the post. The outside street shots remind me of my time stationed in Japan in the USN. I love Tokyo and got to explore a lot of Honshu during my time there. Cool looking shop they have there. Plenty of shiny new jackets on the rack to browse through.

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