I managed to find a 10 button Pea Coat in a charity shop yesterday for £16. I've not seen many ww2 era Pea Coats in the UK so i was pretty chuffed. Interestingly it is missing it's label and there's no sign of any stenciling however judging by the weight and quality of the cloth, the cuff...
oh no, sorry about that, here they are again. please let me know if they don't come through and I'l try adding them another way.
i also should have said its really nice thick hide, much thicker than my Brimaco of Steer Aero
I was wandering if someone might be able to ID this jacket that i thrifted yesterday. It's got a few similarities to some Schott's, Brooks and Lesco's that I've seen but since it's missing its zip out liner there's no makers label.
The pockets and side zips are all brass Talons while the...
Beautiful pair of Red Wing 8114 Iron Rangers in black in UK size 10
I don't really need to tell you guys how awesome these are but: Fully welted, triple sticked thick harness leather (which had been mink oiled) with a cork nitrile sole. They not been worn more than 3-4 times and are in near...
I've been eyeing up the Iron Rangers for quite a few years now but funds were never at the ready! I've got a couple of pairs of Red Wings: some battered and re-soled anniversary 1909's that i found in a vintage shop years back, and a pair of 8173's that turned up in a local market.
So what...
Anglepoise
Sorry, if I'm replying to a long dead thread?!
The 'artists lamps' you mentioned are based on the 'Anglepoise' lamp design. The Anglepoise lamp was designed by an inventor called George Cawardine and the first version was released in 1934 by Herbert Terry and sons, of Redditch...
I'v been looking around this site for years and years and years. Over that time it's fuelled and informed my love of vintage clothing. So it's somewhat of asurprise to me that my first actual post is of my drawing work (I'm a contemporary artist, and also building up my illustration work...
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