Two Size 40 Filson Tin Cloth Jackets --Cruiser, and Packer Coat (with optional Mackinaw lining).

[tweedydon]

I have two wonderful Filson Tin Cloth coats to pass on today--both of them from PRE-TAKEOVER FILSON! These are both in absolutely excellent condition; both are possibly unworn.

As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA; International inquiries are welcome, with reduced shipping available!

Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!

Please PM with interest and offers!

1) Filson Tin Cloth Cruiser

This is a PRE-TAKEOVER Filson item, made before Filson became fashion forward, with items like "Alaska Fit" jackets and slim-fit items, none of which would have been seen anywhere near Filson's original C19th customer base of Klondike gold prospectors, lumberjacks, ranchers, and farmers!

Filson opened in 1897, originally serving the men who flocked to the Klondike Gold Rush. Filson's clothes were first-rate; rugged, durable, and designed to be worn in the harshest of conditions in the Yukon of the C19th--a time when if your clothing failed to keep you warm and dry, you likely died. Filson's customers were not concerned about looking slim in their clothing--they were concerned about staying alive.

When the Gold Rush was over in 1899 Filson went from strength to strength, turning to outfit the loggers and lumberjacks working in the forests of the West. Again, rugged, durable, functional clothing was needed--Filson never carried a special "Tree Feller Slim Fit Jacket" in this ear--and Filson surged to fame with the design of the Cruiser; a jacket perfectly designed for timber cruisers and cut from heavy Mackinaw wool. The success of this inspired the Tin Cruiser--a serious piece of kit cut to the model of the classic Cruiser, but in Filson's abrasion-resistant, rain-repellent oil finish Tin Cloth--a material aptly named as it wears as sheet tin.

This jacket is a true American classic. But, in spite of being pre-takeover Filson this is still a very recent jacket--as you can tell from the fact that the tin cloth is still slightly moist to the touch from its finish.
This jacket is simply packed with features.The shoulder yoke and arms--where wear is hardest--are reinforced, and the closures on the pockets and down the front are all snaps, so that they are easy to use while wearing gloves. (And they won't freeze as a zipped could in frigid rain.) The snaps are all CC Filson branded. The jacket is packed with pockets for tools and kit, with four large utility pockets, a slotted front patch pocket, a further patch pocket, two handwarmer pockets, an interior utility pocket, and a full-length game/map pocket at the back that's accessible from both sides. The yoke is designed to provide an added layer of protection to the top set of pockets, as it comes down and just covers their openings. This is an extremely well-designed and functional coat!

PLEASE NOTE that the Cruisers that Filson (post-takeover) now offer are LETTER SIZED--S, M, L, and so on. This is accurately chest sized, and is a size 40. This is in absolutely excellent condition apart from the red X on the tag.

This letter-sized current garments retail for $330, plus shipping--so how about $95, boxed, shipped, and insured in the USA for this no-longer available size sized Tin Cloth Cruiser in excellent condition.

Model 60XL. Size 40. Measurements:

Chest: 23 1/2 (designed to be worn over a sweater or another jacket)
Sleeve: 25 1/4
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30

 

[tweedydon]

2) Filson Tin Cloth Packer Coat--with the optional stud-in Mackinaw liner!

Another offering from the pre-takeover Filson, this is, like the Tin Cruiser that I also have to offer, in excellent condition. Like the Tin Cruiser, this coat was sold by numerical size, while Filson's current offerings are now alpha sized. (Small, Large, X-Large, and so on.) If this jacket is your (proper, numerical) size, it will give you a much better fit than the current iteration of this jacket!

Filson considers this jacket to be one of its flagship models, and it's designed to give you some serious protection from the elements. This coat is cut from Filson's abrasion-resistent and rain-repellent Tin Cloth; it has two layers of this heavy-duty material on the shoulder yoke and on the arms, making this an extremely durable garment! This also features a loden green collar cut from Filson's famed Mackinaw wool. This coat also comes with the optional loden green Mackinaw wool snap in liner; the liner also has a deep interior utility pocket. The coat closes with Filson's snaps, all with the Filson logo, and it features a plethora of pockets--four bellows pockets (two with their closures given additional protection by the front of the shoulder yoke, as shown) a slotted patch pocket for small flashlights and tools, such as screwdrivers, two deep handwarmer pcokets, and, inside a deep utility pocket. This coat also features a pleated back vent and raglan shoulders for ease of movement and snap adjustable cuffs.

This coat was, of course, Made in the USA--remember, this is a pre-takeover Filson, before the advent of widespread offshoring. It's in absolutely excellent condition, the only minor cosmetic flaw being the slight white bloom from the wax, as shown--this will fade and then vanish with use.

This jacket retails for $430 without the liner; the liner is an additional $175. So, how about $165 for jacket and liner, boxed, shipped, and insured in the USA?

Model 21. Tagged size 40. Measurements:

Chest: 23 1/2 (this is cut for layering)
Sleeve: c. 34 1/4.
Shoulder: NA (Raglan sleeves)
Length: 31

 

[tweedydon]

Cruiser is sold.

 

[belfastboy]

PM sent on the Packer

 

[tweedydon]

Packer still available!

 

[tweedydon]

SOLD

 

[AeroFan_07]

Rats! Hope whoever gets these enjoys them, I would have taken the Packer, and still will if anything falls through...

 

[Peter Mackin]

Soon to be keeping a Scottish winter at bay...

 

[Peter Mackin]

Jacket arrived safely..a wee bit tight but this tin cloth will take some breaking in...but skipped customs charges so that's a result..