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BladeOfAnduril

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I just picked this up at the thrift shop today. A nice olive wool tweed with herringbone/windowpane pattern. Not sure of the age - any info welcome.
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Edit: The color of the jacket shows most accurately along the left side of the second photo.
 
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Metatron

One Too Many
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I was hoping to get some advice on a small problem with my sports coat.



A bit of a mystery really,
the two pieces of tweed that fold over either side of the collar have come undone at the ends.
Can't understand what caused this, in such a uniform way.

Not visible when worn, but in any case, do you reckon it's worth repairing somehow, or should I just let it be?
 
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thunderw21

I'll Lock Up
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Iowa
New one I just picked up for myself today, mid-/late 1950s, got it cheap from a little vintage shop with mostly '70s junk. Fits perfectly except for the arms. Middle button is detached but it was in the pocket. Square patch pockets!

Some quick shots:




 
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Metatron

One Too Many
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Great jacket Thunder, gotta love herringbone. Is that brown and cream with red flecks?

Baron, that's a photo of it as it is now & HBK, I'm not sure I explained it properly, so I will try and illustrate it with another pic


Is this normal?
The stitched down 'bit' forms an open tube with raw edges.
I seem to remember a fold where the opening of the 'tube' now is.

I wish there was a term for the 'stitched down thing' so my descriptions weren't so clumsy.
Is it some kind of false throat latch?
 
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Tomasso

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Tweed has a knit like quality to it so there is a propensity for it to unravel. No biggie but I wouldn't let it go unchecked.
 

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