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[jchance]

More other GMW model, steer

 

[jchance]

Different horse label under 1950s Ram-Jack label but with wool lining, triangle above belt loop, and general details of GMW:

Other Ram-Jack horse label, 1950s (formerly mine):

 

[jchance]

Another unlabeled Wolf, without the triangle above the belt loop. Strip of corduroy lining inside at lower back. Not Edgo / Kit Karson due to the lack of French seams everywhere.

 

[jeo]

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1947 Knopf ad in Esquire magazine:

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Knopf G-1 horse, with metal chain at back of neck (like Fidelity):

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Knopf half leather:

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Knopf suede bomber:

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Knopf half-belt steer:

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Knopf was a maker and does not belong in this thread.

 

[jeo]

Wolf for Orent of Boston

Wolf for another (presumably Boston area) brand or store. Can anyone make out the label?

 

[jchance]

Wolf for Orent of Boston

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Wolf for another (presumably Boston area) brand or store. Can anyone make out the label?

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I’ve seen both labels before. I used to think the top label says “brent” (lowercase b, like 1960s MW Brent) but it can also says Orent like you said.

The bottom label says “Broadmoor Outerwear.”

 

[jchance]

Seeing this many different labels on top of Wolf’s leather jackets, I suspect that these were not different “lines” of Wolf. Rather, Wolf Outerwear was a prolific maker like CSC, Rough Wear, Golden Bear, Y’2, and the shop that makes RC and FW. These different labels with Wolf jackets were brick and mortar storefronts in Boston (and possibly the surrounding areas) that wanted to sell leather jackets, so they contracted Wolf to make leather jackets bearing their names. Wolf couldn’t get a contract with a national chain like Sears or Ward, but there were still many smaller shops back then.

As with Sears Topline, some of Wolf’s jackets were top-shelf made for higher-end shops, like Edgo and Kit Karson, evident by French seams everywhere.