Ralphs-Pugh Company

[handymike]

Sitting here waiting for the mailman to deliver my Ralphs-Pugh jacket. I found some info.
The factory was located at 532 Howard St. in San francisco. I also found this:

Turns out that Leather jackets were a bit of a side project during WW2, along with rubber-lined wading boots and gloves.

 

[handymike]

 

[ton312]

Man how on earth did this company ever make that?!?! Surely I'm missing something!

 

[Gamma68]

If @handymike's post above is a Ralphs-Pugh (as his post suggests), then I think we've successfully identified the jacket @technovox inquired about in another thread (pictured below):

 

[handymike]

It’s the same jacket .

 

[Gamma68]

It’s the same jacket .

One and the same? Wow, it cleaned up superbly! Tell us how you went about it.

 

[handymike]

It cleaned up very nicely, but unfortunately it has some issues. I used Lexol to clean it. Then I applied Chamberlain’s Healing Balm. I’m in contact with a couple of people about repair work. Does anyone have access to an old steerhide jacket that I could use for hide parts?

 

[tmitchell59]

Ralphs-Pugh Steerhide c.1950. I've now got a pile of RP jackets. This one came from Thailand in need of a new home and in need of work. I have this jacket in Horsehide also. Steerhide was a common leather for RP from their beginnings.

 

[Leigh H]

Sharing some detailed shots to this thread.

 

[handymike]

These are the best!!!!

 

[JMax]

These are the best!!!!

Really hard to argue against that, especially given the photos in this thread.

 

[Leigh H]

I can’t believe no one bought it, it was posted for sale in classified last month. I stumbled across it last week, feel very lucky.

 

[58panheadfan]

Sharing some detailed shots to this thread.


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Cool time capsule! Fits you nicely... how does it look inside? Any fraying on cuffs?
And from the first picture it looks like re-lined, right?

 

[Leigh H]

Cool time capsule! Fits you nicely... how does it look inside? Any fraying on cuffs?
And from the first picture it looks like re-lined, right?

It’s had a few repairs from what I can see, new lining, new inner collar and I think a part of the arm panel. Which you can see on the left side from the back photo. Sleeves are fine.

 

[Leigh H]

Nice example of Ralphs Pugh ‘Top Notch’

 

[tmitchell59]

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Nice example of Ralphs Pugh ‘Top Notch’

Love that Collar!

This is style that RP used from the 40s until the early 50s. For civilian use they deleted the badge holder and placed zipped pockets. The civilian jackets also have zip sleeves.

this example looks to be Steerhide? I have this police jacket in horsehide and a civilian jacket in steerhide.

The picture well demonstrated the fine leathers that RP used.

 

[tmitchell59]

Ralphs-Pugh c.1950 horsehide

 

[Leigh H]

Found via an old Japanese blog

 

[Leigh H]

40’s Top Notch with a double sided d pocket.

https://nowornever.ocnk.net/product/2577

 

[handymike]

This one is different. The seams on the back usually open up.