Lesco cafe racer

[chillinginthenameof]

I've seen this brand around here in the classifieds and just picked one up recently. Just wondering how old it is as the examples I see of this style are all described as 60's/70's but this one seems suspiciously unworn, not that anyone would bother faking a Lesco. Any lesco historians here?

 

[Al 916]

Well done on picking that up!

 

[photo2u]

No historian. Your jacket is the real deal. Love those lescos. Have several. Thick leather and very well made. I say 70's. I have the very same jacket.

 

[chillinginthenameof]

That's good to know then, it must have been hanging in a closet for 50 years.

 

[Le Renard]

I actually just inherited that identical jacket, apparently NEVER worn, just lost in a warehouse. It’s a 44, which is usually my size but it’s juuuuust a bit snug for me. Obvious quality jacket, and worth quite a bit as they really don’t make ‘em like they used to (this seems to be a 1970s manufacture, as pointed out upthread). Really thick leather and nice, solid hardware. I’m thinking of either offering it up here or auctioning it.

 

[chillinginthenameof]

I actually just inherited that identical jacket, apparently NEVER worn, just lost in a warehouse. It’s a 44, which is usually my size but it’s juuuuust a bit snug for me. Obvious quality jacket, and worth quite a bit as they really don’t make ‘em like they used to (this seems to be a 1970s manufacture, as pointed out upthread). Really thick leather and nice, solid hardware. I’m thinking of either offering it up here or auctioning it.

There must have been a job lot of these sitting in that warehouse from the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark since every one I see appears to be in pristine condition.