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Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

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After the war the B3 has become a riding jacket.
I find this fascinating because today motorized bicycle riders are obsessed (rightly so) with clothing that is tough enough to survive a mauling by Godzilla, but in ye olden dayes riders seem to wear just about anything, much of it not apparently very protective. I suspect that B3s, for example, though warm, would not have been very protective in a fall. I'm interested in hearing from out expert panel.
 

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Humphrey Bogart movie from 1938, "Racket Busters" has wonderful leather jackets. Viewed the first 15 minutes on TBS this morning before I had to leave for work. Saw a match to my railroad jacket, said to be purchased by 1st owner in Late 1930's.
 

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