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[Bluechel]

Yes, it's horsehide...

 

[El Marro]

That brings up a related question: what if I wanted to wax/buff a brown Vanson like this? Thanks again @El Marro !!
Leave it alone? or...?


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Well I don’t think you could hurt that leather even if you tried so I would say have at it. I have not had much experience with leather treatments, though, Pecards is really the only thing I have used. It might quiet down a squeaky jacket for a short period of time but the noise usually comes right back once it is absorbed.

 

[Bluechel]

I'm not worried about squeak I just want it to glow like brown horsehide can....!

 

[Canuck Panda]

those old Vanson horsehides were very similar to cxl. At least the one I had was like that. I just took my horsehair brush and gave it a good brush. Shiny like new.

 

[morrison2951]

those old Vanson horsehides were very similar to cxl. At least the one I had was like that. I just took my horsehair brush and gave it a good brush. Shiny like new.

That they are! Rare and worth every penny.

 

[58panheadfan]

Anyone has the back of this Trojan jacket. Thanks.

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@Canuck Panda Here we go: shown in Deerskin Version

 

[Gromit]

Does anyone know where one can purchase a similar suede jacket with a chest pocket?

 

[Marc mndt]

Does anyone know where one can purchase a similar suede jacket with a chest pocket?

Search eBay for "1950s leather jacket". They usually didn't come with a chest pocket though.

 

[Gromit]

Search eBay for "1950s leather jacket". They usually didn't come with a chest pocket though.

Yep but I am looking specifically for one with a chest pocket... no luck yet. I guess the vintage ones with a chest pocket are quite rare to come across

 

[Canuck Panda]

@Canuck Panda Here we go: shown in Deerskin Version

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Thank you, really cool.

 

[jauregui]

That brings up a related question: what if I wanted to wax/buff a brown Vanson like this? Thanks again @El Marro !!
Leave it alone? or...?


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That is a very nice hide on that Vanson.

 

[Bluechel]

That is a very nice hide on that Vanson.

Thanks it's my personal Grail piece, thanks to TFL...and @El Marro

 

[jauregui]

Anything with an acrylic based dye is gonna squeak, the newer the squeakier. Conditioning only mute the sounds until the conditioning gets soaked through then it's just the acrylic coating again, and squeak continues, until it doesn't.
Wax actually mute the sounds for longer, it doesn't really penetrate the leather unless with pressure and heat, and takes time to rub off.
Best is wax and light buffing. The wax mute the sounds immediately, the buffing will "damage" the acrylic top coat and replace the mini craters with wax so everything in theory should still be good.
Or just wear until it stops squeaking.
The Victoria SRL horsehides varies a lot between batch to batch, but I too have squeaky ones from them. Not saying Shinki pigment is the better leather, but it does come with a wax coating from the factory. Very evident when you put the two side by side.

Totally agree with Panda. I have also come to depend on heat to penetrate the hide. The best and safest way is to hang the jacket in a hot attic or inside a hot car (window slightly open). Make sure that if you hang inside a car the light does not hit the jacket directly.

 

[jauregui]

Anyone has the back of this Trojan jacket. Thanks.

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Hello Panda. The backs of trojans jackets are just a work of art. Personally my favorite. I have my reasons. LOL. Here are some examples.

 

[Monitor]

That brings up a related question: what if I wanted to wax/buff a brown Vanson like this? Thanks again @El Marro !!
Leave it alone? or...?


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It'll end up sticky.

 

[Al 916]

My 60-year old Cal still squeaks. I don't stand a chance.

The Cal right?........

 

[Canuck Panda]

Hello Panda. The backs of trojans jackets are just a work of art. Personally my favorite. I have my reasons. LOL. Here are some examples.

Work of art indeed.

Is the Trojan Sportswear Company still around? LA based right?

 

[jauregui]

Work of art indeed.

Is the Trojan Sportswear Company still around? LA based right?

Sadly no. The market shifted to a mass producing jacket. However the building still there in Inglewood California precisely.

 

[El Marro]

Thanks it's my personal Grail piece, thanks to TFL...and @El Marro

It was my pleasure @Bluechel! I’m glad that the jacket found its true home, it was way to nice to spend all its time In my closet.

 

[AHP91]

I'm on the hunt for a jacket like this -- if anyone has seen something similar to this, let me know. thanks