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  1. robrinay

    Aero Board Racer

    Great jacket and a really good fit. I liked the style when I saw it on the Aero site but now I've seen yours I think I'll start saving up.
  2. robrinay

    What did 1910's-20's hikers/climbers brought or wore?

    Thank you for this - I've just read that thread and it's got lots of speculative errors when compared to the research reports on the book I mentioned above 'Mallory. Myths and Mysteries'. Lots of pictures of the expedition were taken at base camp - hence the tweed jacket confusion. They did...
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    What did 1910's-20's hikers/climbers brought or wore?

    I've found the book which includes the review of the protective clothing worn by the Mallory Everest Expedition. https://www.bmcshop.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=5600
  4. robrinay

    Tell a story about your first leather jacket...

    My first leather jacket was a Levi denim jacket covered in leather patches I'd bought from the market and glued on myself, I was 15 years old. It's not that I couldn't afford a real leather jacket, just that I preferred to spend my money on other priorities - cigarettes and sweets. I sold it...
  5. robrinay

    1940's GLOVE HORSEHIDE Jacket

    I like most of the features but I'm not sure about the collar - great price though a bit small at a 38" chest. http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/252212800178 1940's GLOVE HORSEHIDE MOTORCYCLE SPORTS FLYING JACKET SIZE 38 LIGHTNING ZIP
  7. robrinay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I picked up this 1930's steamer bag just before Christmas and a friend supplied the luggage straps. I did a bit of research and this type of very large 'Gladstone' style was called a steamer bag and allegedly was based on a 19th Century US post/bank bag. Louis Vuitton began making a steamer bag...
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    Has anyone got one of these?

    Agreed
  9. robrinay

    Has anyone got one of these?

    i came across this seller on eBay while browsing. They make and sell Bronco A2 copies. seller:avilthr_com Here is a link to the jacket...
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    What did 1910's-20's hikers/climbers brought or wore?

    This thread reminded me of a really interesting BBC radio documentary I listened to in 2005 which reported on the findings of a study which compared modern mountaineering clothing to the clothing used by Mallory and Irvine on their ill- fated Everest attempt. They later tested a set of replica...
  11. robrinay

    What are the Oldest Objects you Own?

    I've got a collection of Neolithic spear points scrapers and arrowheads. I bought them from an antique dealer who had collected them in the Namibian Desert when he served in the Army. He said the areas to search are around the ancient now dried up waterholes - should you ever visit the Namib...
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    What are the most common/popular Aero jacket styles?

    Have a look at this earlier thread for a bit of Aero history http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/transatlantic-clothing-group-highwayman.78984/ In which 'Hide n Seek' (Denny?) says that the Riders in the Storm was a Highwayman made by nearly fully trained apprentices. PS I'm still looking...
  14. robrinay

    Help me keep my RoleClub-rebuilt Red Wing 2268 Engineer boots...

    I stretched a pair of red wing engineer boots wider using a shoe stretcher like this one http://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/mobile/src/gbase/coopers-of-stortford-shoe-stretcher-prodd379i/?lgwcode=8366.m;103993;5253&gclid=cp3y1bkv48kcfsmhwwod8k8kmg and using a bottle of cheap tequila ( couldn't...
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    On Vonnegut's Alias Kilgor Trout in Venus on the Half Shell....

    Slaughterhouse 5 covers his time as a prisoner in WW2 Dresden clearly a massively traumatic experience perhaps leading to post traumatic stress disorder and his lifelong struggle with depression?
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    On Vonnegut's Alias Kilgor Trout in Venus on the Half Shell....

    Actually Venus on the Half Shell was written by Philip Jose Farmer in the style of Kurt Vonnegut Jnr. under the pseudonym Kilgore Trout. I read it when first published but like you assumed it was by KVJ until years later. Ive read most if not all of Kurt's novels and enjoyed them - particularly...
  17. robrinay

    Removing Paint Stains from G-1 Jacket

    I agree with Seb. Always start with a gentle method and work up to tougher ones if gentle doesn't work. Try picking and scraping with your fingernail first. If this doesn't work try gentle scraping with the side of an old credit card or membership card. This should remove the paint without nasty...
  19. robrinay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I bought some today from eBay - military horse/mule straps apparently although I suspect they have a variety of uses including strapping canvas rolls etc. I'll post pictures once they arrive and I've made them fit the bag. I could have made a pair, but believe it or not they were cheaper than...
  20. robrinay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Thank you for the info Cheers Rob
  21. robrinay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I got this enormous steamer bag today for £19.99 from a charity shop. I gave it a coat of Vaseline as it was quite dry. The Apple is normal size to give you an idea just how big the bag is. I know nothing about the maker style or the proper name of the bag?
  22. robrinay

    AL - Simmons Bilt!

    There must be lawyers on TFL who will know the answer?
  23. robrinay

    The British Fairbairn and Sykes fighting knife

    Sheffield knives sell them for a mere £45 MOD spec. I'm quite taken by the wasp pattern commando knife listed on the same page - twice the price. http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/5-91.html

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