J. Peterman Keeper's Tweed sport jacket

[The Mad Hatter]

I just won the following jacket on Ebay from Live Ebay Auctions removed.--Matt Deckard

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6827031287&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Ah, but fine vintage whiskey costs a bit more than fine vintage tweeds.

More's the pity

:cry:

bk

 

[PutALidOnIt]

Don't know much about them

I'm usually here for the hats, and know absolutely zip about UK style traditional tweeds. Rarely does it become cool enough to wear a sportcoat down here in south FL, much less a tweed that weighs just shy of 4 lbs! (it's in the low 70's today and people are wearing winter coats!)

Anyway, I don't know much about them, but I have a coat similar to the one in Nick C's earlier post, and would like to see if any members might tell me something about it, old or new, worthless or valuable, etc. or, if anyone's interested in it. It's a 40 Reg and a bit snug about my increasingly ample midsection...:beer:

The labels read "Centaur - Made in Britain", "fine British cloth", and "WG Keeper's Tweed". It is very heavy and in decent shape, and does not appear to be funky or soiled.

If it rouses any interest, I will post some pics.

Thanks for any info, guys!

 

[BellyTank]

'Keeper's Tweed' (Gamekeeper's) is the heaviest of the tweeds, often used for the Norfolk suits- jacket with belt, pleated back, vertical stays over the shoulder and large pockets.

B
T

 

[PutALidOnIt]

Thanks, BT!

This is basically a British looking 3-button sportcoat with slanted pockets and center vent back - no nifty accoutrements to distinguish it other than the cut and the weight.

 

[Barry]

Brocklehursts of Bakewell

I am waiting to hear back about a 3 button Keepers Tweed Jacket from Brocklehursts...Not quite like the J. Peterman jacket but I like it.

Brocklehurst Keeper's Jacket

 

[Wolfmanjack]

Those of you who are looking for a keepers tweed jacket might want to check out my posting in Classifieds, i.e., 'Keepers Tweed' Jackets offered.

No, I don't get a kickback from STP. I wish I did!

 

[Wolfmanjack]

I am waiting to hear back about a 3 button Keepers Tweed Jacket from Brocklehursts...Not quite like the J. Peterman jacket but I like it.

I, too, like the Brocklehurst Keeper's Jacket, Barry. I especiallly favor the hacking pockets with matching ticket pocket. I have a couple of Lambournes witn this style of pockets and I find them very functional and easy to use. As an aside, I thought it was quite peculiar that the sleeves on the Brocklehurst Keeper's Jacket in the illustration are way too long for the model.

 

[Matt Deckard]

 

[Orgetorix]

Nice...hat, MD.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Thanks... I try.

 

[Rooster]

Nice...hat, MD.

Hmm, nice chick too.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

What hat?



Hey, regarding J.Pete, I haven't tried their coats and trousers because they don't seem to come in my size. I took a chance, however, and ordered one of their shirts in 2XL. It fits like all the other shirts I have in 3XL, if not a touch looser still. I've since ordered a few more shirts in 2XL and they all fit nice and loose as well. Do all their sizes run large?

 

[Matt Deckard]

yes all their jackets and shirts run large. I bought a sweater once and it was huge.

 

[goodman]

It is perpect norfolk jacket...
I really really want it! :eusa_clap

Guys,

Here's what you are calling a 'keepers jacket' in Donegal Tweed by Bladen Brothers that I picked up in a charity shop for the equivalent of $5. They're not uncommon in the UK and Ireland.

Note the chest pockets and the bellows pockets, also the biswing back and removable belt. It's from the 60s by the label, but is the same design as the 30s and is in unworn condition.

Alan

 

[Micawber]

Keepers tweed is good stuff and quite apt for me having actually done my fair share of gamekeeping. A proper keeper's tweed is usually a heavy wool / cotton mix in either green or brown, the tight weave makes it hard wearing, virtually thorn and snag proof and so ideal for working through dense coverts ...in essence a working rather than posing tweed. I've recently had a hunt coat (read that as mounted fox hunting) made up in it and the garment virtually stands up on its own ..just as it should.

 

[H.Johnson]

Hi, Bro!

Good to hear from you. I think the USP of Keepers' Tweed is (as you say) its tight weave and density(which gives it its stiffness) rather than its weight or thickness. I think you will agree that many Northern tweeds are thicker and heavier, but are less tightly woven and are consequently less 'hardy'. The difference between open heather and enclosed bramble and thorn work, perhaps?

I doubt you will argue with me that some of the best Keepers' Tweed comes out of Ipswich?

Keepers tweed is good stuff and quite apt for me having actually done my fair share of gamekeeping. A proper keeper's tweed is usually a heavy wool / cotton mix in either green or brown, the tight weave makes it hard wearing, virtually thorn and snag proof and so ideal for working through dense coverts ...in essence a working rather than posing tweed. I've recently had a hunt coat (read that as mounted fox hunting) made up in it and the garment virtually stands up on its own ..just as it should.

 

[H.Johnson]

This jacket is interesting, as it is of a type of Norfolk jacket in which the belt is removeable and there are no belt loops. Many examples of this style have lost their belt and so are called 'half Norfolk' jackets - technically a style that is intended not to have a belt. It can be argued that the false half-belt and bi-swing back defined a 'real' half Norfolk, but I'm not sure if this is 'official'.

It is perpect norfolk jacket...
I really really want it! :eusa_clap

 

[H.Johnson]

Centaur was a middle scale mass-production tailor (something like Dunn & Co) who sold through 'Gent's Outfitters'. They were 'shaken out' in the 'rationalisation' period of British clothing manufacture that ebetually saw brands like Collier and Centaur being absorbed into chains like Next.

WG is a weaver of English Tweed and specialises in Derby and keepers' tweeds. Its label can be found in most 'middle market' country tailors' products from the 1960s to today, including Christopher Dawes.

What you have is common enough in Chairty Shops in the UK and not worth much. It may be worth more in the US. Difficult to date, but '80s' would be statistically most likely.

I'm usually here for the hats, and know absolutely zip about UK style traditional tweeds. Rarely does it become cool enough to wear a sportcoat down here in south FL, much less a tweed that weighs just shy of 4 lbs! (it's in the low 70's today and people are wearing winter coats!)

Anyway, I don't know much about them, but I have a coat similar to the one in Nick C's earlier post, and would like to see if any members might tell me something about it, old or new, worthless or valuable, etc. or, if anyone's interested in it. It's a 40 Reg and a bit snug about my increasingly ample midsection...:beer:

The labels read "Centaur - Made in Britain", "fine British cloth", and "WG Keeper's Tweed". It is very heavy and in decent shape, and does not appear to be funky or soiled.

If it rouses any interest, I will post some pics.

Thanks for any info, guys!

 

[H.Johnson]

One of my local shops. The history of the Brocklehurst family (of Swythamley) is worth a thread in itself...

I am waiting to hear back about a 3 button Keepers Tweed Jacket from Brocklehursts...Not quite like the J. Peterman jacket but I like it.

Brocklehurst Keeper's Jacket