C.K.Farnsworth
One of the Regulars
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thanks, Anon'
I saw the belted back and tried it on, and it was all over! I walked up to the counter without knowing the price ($35)
anon` said:I was thinking '39-'49 as well, until I noticed that wool-label that BT mentioned. I've recently come across at least four suits with a very similar pattern in the weave, all from that decade. Given the sheer numbers of '70s-vintage stuff I've seen that makes a darn good approximation of '40s-vintage, I'd have to say '70s, also.
I'm normally way snobby about post-'62 stuff. Not so here... I'd have snapped that one up super fast if I'd found it at a thrift store! Great find
(Also, I've found other sources that indicate the '49-and-later union label with the ® symbol came into use in '62 and remained so until '76. I don't have any proof of the last-used year, however, though '76 was the year that the ACWA merged with the TWA to became the ACTWU.)
I saw the belted back and tried it on, and it was all over! I walked up to the counter without knowing the price ($35)