Leather Bomber/Car Jacket info

• Mar 14, 2018

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Stewie

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Trying to find out some more info on this - not mine.

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• Mar 14, 2018

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Seb Lucas

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It's a 1953 Sears Converto in steer hide. Also came in black. It was made for a couple of years but shoppers just found it too unusual and it was discontinued in May 1955.

Only joking. I've got no idea. Interesting jacket

 

• Mar 14, 2018

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ProteinNerd

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Lol you had me going there Seb!

 

• Mar 14, 2018

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Seb Lucas said:

It's a 1953 Sears Converto in steer hide. Also came in black. It was made for a couple of years but shoppers just found it too unusual and it was discontinued in May 1955.

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It was April 1955.

 

• Mar 14, 2018

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TREEMAN

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Seb.........Had me also !!

 

• Mar 15, 2018

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El Marro

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Seb,
Very good! If you haven't let on that it was a joke at the end I might've found myself desperately searching the Internet trying to find a 1953 Sears Converto in black...

 

• Mar 15, 2018

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robrinay

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Seb, You got me too - very persuasive- brilliant!

Dinerman’s excellent guide to zipper dating will help date the approximate date of manufacture
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/zipper-dating-a-fedora-lounge-guide.73890/

 

• Mar 15, 2018

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robrinay

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A number of manufacturers made similar ‘long motorcycle jackets’ I had a similar jacket made by Schott in the 60’s same basic shape and mouton collar but different pockets. Mine was a 631ms. The pic is a screen capture from the Schott nyc forum from when Gail identified it for me.
Sadly the stitches fell to bits when I washed it. I’ve kept the zip though.

 

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