How do I find a leather tailor?

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I'm posting here because this is the forum with the Irvin threads and I don't think a flying helmet really belongs in Hats.

I have an original RAF Type B flying helmet. I think it would be fun to have a replica I wouldn't mind wearing (perhaps with modern earphones). How would I go about finding someone to make one? What sort of listing should I look for in the 'yellow pages'? (Well, virtual listings anyway. Who uses a phone book nowadays?) Is it as simple as calling normal tailors and asking if they work with leather?

 

[Windsock]

You need to contact Steve Silburn who owns sefton clothing. He's the only maker of repro Type B's, but they are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Send Soren (Spitfire) a pm, he bought one last year.

 

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Thanks. PM sent.

 

[Spitfire]

pm back to you!

See the old thread on the helmet here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=48502

 

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Excellent! Thanks!