aswatland
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What a superb original Pride and Clark post War jacket. Just the thing to keep bear warm!
Hi Everyone, I need Andrew's help on this one. Having done the thoroughly decent thing and purchased Roger the Bomber Command bear, he arrived resplendent in his Irvin Jacket. I am attempting to date the maunfacturer and the year of manufacture, as Roger has removed any Air Ministry labels from the jacket. It could be a Links or DGL Irvin from 1941 or 1942, however I must defer to Andrew's superior knowledge )
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It's been very quiet here recently, so to get the thread going here are some pictures I took earlier today of three Irvins I bought earlier in the year. The first is a beautiful Wareing's jacket that dates to 1938-9. It is in superb original condition and only lacks the linen label. The zips are the unmarked Dot variety and the slider bucket is marked "Dot British".
And the weather here is cold (for us) right now - days around 13, 14 and 15 degrees celsius, colder of course in the evenings, so the jacket is getting use every night walking the beagle down along the shore of Port Phillip Bay where we live. I have to always remember to put the jacket up high after I take it off, as Elliot the beagle loves the smell of it and would dearly love to nest in it if given half a chance!
Hi aswatland ,
Yes , I have been in contact with the said gentleman , his prices do seem a little high .
I was trying to negotiate the sale of a irvin that required some restoration work , but in the end after trying to get him to confirm a few points , he said perhaps the jacket was not for me !!
so all I can take from that is , that it was not quite what I was first told .
So now I am still searching for a 40" short fleece early war jacket - can anyone out there help ,fair price paid and good home offered