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  1. Fletch

    OK...so what is your oldest hat?

    The hat in my avatar. Schoble, extra high crown, welted (felted? don't have it handy) edge, unlined. I'd guess it to be mid '30s.
  2. Fletch

    Lost Worlds ANJ-4

    It's the Russian version: jacket wears you! lol
  3. Fletch

    Here's an idea: A-2 Briefcase

    Mock-up Just for the camera, I've laid out pieces of an old Flight Apparel A-2 as they might look put together into a soft briefbag about 12"h x 18"w. The top flap would be shaped and topstitched like a pocket flap, and would secure with a large, hidden snap. Underneath this would be the...
  4. Fletch

    Clean Jokes

    See, "urinating" makes it a clean joke. If it said "p!$$ing", it would be a dirty joke.
  5. Fletch

    Admiral's A-1 Jacket

    According to the NJ state records, Mirabelli Bros. was a uniform maker and operated during WW1. This Wikipedia entry describes the company moving from Elizabeth to Neptune City, NJ, before WW2.
  7. Fletch

    Admiral's A-1 Jacket

    I've mocked up the Mirabelli label just for fun. (Yep, it's a slooow Saturday night chez Fletch.) Note the top and bottom lines are barely visible on the original. I was halfway done before I even realized they were there.
  8. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    Showboat Shuffle - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, 1935. A Duke tour de force that doesn't get enough attention (because no music from the mid '30s gets enough attention). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQvlZAeuIOY
  9. Fletch

    First Belted back suit I've made

    I agree, I see this with a lapelless vest, and the curve points are important to the look. Were I to commission such a suit I'd probably go 4x2 DB, welted edges, pleated pockets. Here is a natty specimen that appeared on eBay a year or so ago.
  10. Fletch

    First Belted back suit I've made

    Beautiful!
  11. Fletch

    Admiral's A-1 Jacket

    couple more observations The 37J1 is a (heavily weathered) russet color. The painted work is more or less intact, so can we surmise that that was the original color? ISTR the spec called for chocolate brown. Dr H gave the Mirabelli A-1 contract as Drawing No. 074734. The label looks like it...
  13. Fletch

    Admiral's A-1 Jacket

    He wasn't a RADM yet. A lot of WW1 era ensigns were still lieutenants in the 30s.
  14. Fletch

    Admiral's A-1 Jacket

    Yikes! This may be the only surviving capeskin example of Spec 37J1!
  15. Fletch

    Golden Era Things You've Revived Or Repaired For Use

    You know who loved plastic baggies? My grandma, born in 1900. You'd open up her frig and last night's leftovers were all tied up in limp gloppy bundles. My dad called them colostomy bags. Sorry.
  16. Fletch

    Golden Era Things You've Revived Or Repaired For Use

    About a decade ago I started playing jazz on Buescher saxophones with their original mouthpieces. This was in response to a school of classical sax players (yes, there are such people) who said it couldn't, or maybe shouldn't, be done. They got beautiful mellow tones from their Bueschers, but...
  17. Fletch

    The Type A2 Flight Jacket Identification Manual

    The common wisdom is that the incised leather designs were a purely Italian technique. I don't think anybody's looked in further.
  19. Fletch

    Navy 37J1 influences Orvis "A-2"

    The other big issue with the NA-1 is the heavy weight of the zipper vs. the thinness of the cotton knit. It makes the collar stretch and not look like originals. I've just found heavyweight Bedford cord in a moss color at an online fabric dealer. If water treated it might make an acceptable...
  20. Fletch

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    I have a sheepskin I could loan out.
  21. Fletch

    lost worlds

    No $#!!. I spent 18 years in that part of the world. It's not for everyone, and evolution selected against me.
  22. Fletch

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    Time to put the tank treads on the bicycle, I suppose...
  23. Fletch

    1938: Advice to Theatre Managers

    On the bottom of the list was horror flicks, because the peeing happened in the seats. -($$$$$)!!!

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