1930s Goat Skin Californian

• Mar 25, 2017

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tmitchell59

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Beautiful California Sportswear labeled Goat Skin jacket.

 

• Mar 25, 2017

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Where do you find all these great jackets? eBay?

 

• Mar 25, 2017

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• Mar 25, 2017

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• Mar 25, 2017

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Great jacket!!

 

• Mar 25, 2017

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Michael A

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That is some gorgeous leather. I would be beyond very happy to find that on my back.

Michael

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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ton312

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Another unique piece that could only come from your collection.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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ChazfromCali

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Oh hail yeah! That is a NICE looking jacket.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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thor

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Wow! Now that is some awesome patina!!! Vintage goatskin has a truly unique look that you only get through 30, 40, 50 years of wear...and it only looks better with age. Congrats!

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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I like it a lot. I don't think I'll ever learn to appreciate goatskin for completely subjective reasons but I really dig this jacket nonetheless.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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ton312

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That Talon zip alone is a work of art. This really is a cool jacket. Unusual collar design and very unique details. Nothing short of spectacular and rare. Just what we'd expect from the collection of TM!

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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That jacket is Holy Grail status. Superb in every way. I think it's the best jacket of that style I've ever seen.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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Finally, a goat jacket that shows both patina and graining. A good find.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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tmitchell59

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I forgot the reference to this Rin Tanaka book.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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ton312 said:

That Talon zip alone is a work of art. This really is a cool jacket. Unusual collar design and very unique details. Nothing short of spectacular and rare. Just what we'd expect from the collection of TM!

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I've got another to post that is older. Wait until you see that Zipper. I'm going to pull all my "interesting" zipper pics and put them in a thread. I'm not expert. I go by dinnerman's reference.

I like that collar too.

thor said:

Wow! Now that is some awesome patina!!! Vintage goatskin has a truly unique look that you only get through 30, 40, 50 years of wear...and it only looks better with age. Congrats!

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devilish said:

That jacket is Holy Grail status. Superb in every way. I think it's the best jacket of that style I've ever seen.

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Peacoat said:

Finally, a goat jacket that shows both patina and graining. A good find.

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I have a nice collection of 30s Goat Skin. The Goat really holds up well. The next one to post is even more interesting and even smaller.
If the light is good I will do some more pics today.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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That back on the jacket is really interesting and unique. A very intricate design that looks fantastic! Great jacket.

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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Benny Holiday

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The most intriguing feature for me is the collar. Beautiful hide!

 

• Mar 26, 2017

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I've seen that jacket somewhere else and was not on any book. Might have been Ebay and I didn't bid because it was too small or too expensive.

It's an amazing jacket. Goatskin holds better with age than horsehide in my opinion.

 

• Mar 27, 2017

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willyto said:

I've seen that jacket somewhere else and was not on any book. Might have been Ebay and I didn't bid because it was too small or too expensive.

It's an amazing jacket. Goatskin holds better with age than horsehide in my opinion.

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I don't think there is any question about that. Better than HH or steer.

 

• Mar 27, 2017

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Peacoat said:

I don't think there is any question about that. Better than HH or steer.

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Yes, I agree the Old Goat holds up very well. I've also seen some very brittle Goat jackets.

I see the pre-goat as the Style Leaders, nice for California. Easy to wear, responds well to design work. Difficult to find these Stylish jackets in Horsehide.