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Any help identifying this overcoat?

Jules Myers

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This coat belonged to my grandfather, I believe around the 1940s-50s. But unsure.

There is really nothing identifiable in terms of tags except for the little bit I photographed on the inside pocket.

I figure this would be the place to shed some light on it.
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Doctor Damage

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There have been over the decades hundreds, perhaps thousands, of brands selling overcoats so it's basically impossible to tell whence it came. The tag you photographed is a union tag. It looks like an excellent coat and I'm pleased to see it's half-lined, which is not common these days.
 

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I don't know when the coat belonged to your grandfather, nor the brand, but this is a 1949 overcoat. It is 100% wool and is a warm coat, as you have probably determined.
 

Jules Myers

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I don't know when the coat belonged to your grandfather, nor the brand, but this is a 1949 overcoat. It is 100% wool and is a warm coat, as you have probably determined.

Damn, that's pretty precise. Can I ask how you determined this?
 

Carlos840

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Only useful thing i can add is that this kind of fabric is called "dogtooth" or "houndtooth" pattern.
It looks like avery nice coat, fits you really well.
 

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I have now looked at the thread cited above (Dinerman's thread) and compared it to my own references. I see nothing in that thread to convince me this is not a 1949 overcoat. With 1/2 of the label sewn into the lining, that removes many of the clues available to us. Perhaps you could rip out the union label and let us see all of the label? That, perhaps, would give us a definitive answer. But, then, maybe the definitive date isn't important enough to you to rip out the label?
 

Jules Myers

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I have now looked at the thread cited above (Dinerman's thread) and compared it to my own references. I see nothing in that thread to convince me this is not a 1949 overcoat. With 1/2 of the label sewn into the lining, that removes many of the clues available to us. Perhaps you could rip out the union label and let us see all of the label? That, perhaps, would give us a definitive answer. But, then, maybe the definitive date isn't important enough to you to rip out the label?
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Jules Myers

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Yes, after seeing the tag in its entirety, I still think it is a 1949 coat. But you wanted to know the manufacturer. Can't help you there.

No sweat, I appreciate it. I figured without a label the manufacturer's identity was likely a bridge too far.
 

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