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The photos are of my coat and its tag. Dad's is long gone :-(
Sue
Sue
The photos are of my coat and its tag. Dad's is long gone :-(
Sue
WOW! Then I stand by my original comments. That is as cool as it gets. Congratulations.
What a coincidence that you got a 1947 peacoat, and a Coast Guard peacoat at that. Those tags are so rare that I have never seen one. And I have seen thousands of peacoat tags. You really got lucky on that search. PC
I agree, Spoonbelly. I have a '50s era Navy peacoat that's very nice, but this old Coast Guard coat's fabric is a notch above with its fine soft, finish and dense weave. And it's in flawless condition except for the fragility of its almost 70 year old button thread
I have a 1949 peacoat that has the nicest fabric of any of the other 20 or so peacoats I have had over the years.* So, based on what Sue says about her C. 1947 Coast Guard peacoat, I would think a very high quality fabric was sourced by the manufacturer for several years in the late 1940s.
I date her CG peacoat as 1947 as that is the date I would give a Navy peacoat with a similar tag.
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*Still have most of them.
I found a photo of my dad at the Coast Guard Academy in 1947 wearing his peacoat. And now (from eBay) I have one just like it in my size! (I'm 5'5", 120#) How cool is that????
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Your protocol is just fine. I would put that peacoat at about 1949, or perhaps a year earlier. Could even be a 1950 tag that was missing the "Cleaning Instructions" part of the tag. But if I had to put money on it, I would say 1949.
Welcome to the Lounge. PC
EDIT NOTE: Peacoats in 1949 didn't have the "cleaning instructions" tag, at least not that I have been able to determine. That tag was added starting in about 1950. For the next two or three years, sometimes it was used, and sometimes it wasn't, as best as I can determine.
From what I remember the WWII CG coat and the '49 were not the same exact materials. The CG coat felt like very dense, short velvet like, soft tuff material. The '49 was soft but also felt thicker then and heavier then most other Kerseys. I've only worn one of my coats once so far this season. This week the temps are going down well into the 20s up here in NY so I'll be doing some wearing of the peas this week for sure.
Spoon, yes I agree as to the difference in materials between the Navy WWII coats and the Navy 1949 coats. But are you saying the WWII CG coat was not the same material as the Navy WWII peacoats and was a higher quality material than the 1949 Navy coats? If so, that is a very interesting proposition.
My theory, based on only a rudimentary knowledge of military contracts and the inter service connection between the CG and the Navy, was that both used the same contractors who sourced the same material from the same suppliers. The materials used in the coats, therefore, would basically be the same, as would the specs and the construction.
I would like to pursue this absurdly arcane subject to its conclusion, but I find myself lacking in the time necessary for another peacoat project. I have already devoted several years of my life to determining the provenance of US Navy peacoats. Time now for someone else to shoulder the burden and carry the torch.
Dear members of Fedora Lounge
Does the Post WWII six button peacoat have the throat latch that the eight button have?
I just got a eight button of ebay which is great but I want a size larger.
Best whishes
the cappuccino kid
Dear members of Fedora Lounge
Does the Post WWII six button peacoat have the throat latch that the eight button have?
I just got a eight button of ebay which is great but I want a size larger.
Best whishes
the cappuccino kid
Coops, I wouldn't worry about devaluing the coat. The buttons can always be moved back to the original position. And, no, the original position of the buttons won't be visible from the exterior of the coat.
Moving the buttons 1 1/2" may cause a bit of asymmetry. I think 1" would be OK. Just take a look at it and see what you think. I believe these coats need to be worn, and whatever we can do to get them that way is a good thing.
Let me know how it goes.