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Sharp 1930s Fordham Tan Belted Back 3 button Patch Pocket Coat

birkie

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Interesting. At first glance, I would have thought late '60s or early '70s. I guess the three-button configuration and lack of a long center vent would be evidence that it's from an earlier era?
 

Flat Foot Floey

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What about the stitching on the lapels and pockets? Does it look vintage? I want to learn how to date suits by myself.
 

Gene

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The drape-iness of the material screams 1940's to me too, as does the label and topstitching. Also the pocket flaps.
 

resortes805

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Ditto to the 2 previous posters. While not that valuable, that is a rather unique jacket; a great alternative to a plain ol' 40s-50s patch pocket sportscoat.
 

dakotanorth

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I concur with the majority- 1940's, probably LATE 1940's.
I have a sewing pattern for essentially the same jacket; I know the pattern is from around 1947-1951.
(I'd wash it, personally.)
 

Marc Chevalier

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Apparently, potential bidders agreed with us, and didn't bid at all. The niche market has its rules, and those rules are strict: only belted-back suit jackets or belted-back traditional sportcoats from the 1900s to the '30s are in the running for the big bucks. Later eras need not apply.
 

GoldenEraFan

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Interesting. At first glance, I would have thought late '60s or early '70s. I guess the three-button configuration and lack of a long center vent would be evidence that it's from an earlier era?

Long center vents are not a 1960's invention. Suits from the before the '20s tended to have them and I've seen 3 exampels of them apearing on belted back jackets from the '20s-'40s. Though not common, jackets still had them. I've seen smaller vents on some pre-WWII British sportcoats, but in general I see them mostly on late '50s-'60s suits and sportcoats. The lack of vent on this jacket definitly does help age it however.
 

Guttersnipe

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Not for a gabardine jacket. While from the pictures this looks like a belt-back sportcoat, my instinct is that when worn, it fits like a typical 40s/50s "slacker" jacket, which is why it didn't command 30s belt-back money . . . not sure why folks didn't pickup on that though.
 

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