Help Date this Jerkin Vest (Please)

• Aug 16, 2018

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CRAZYBUBBA

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Label has he address 232 Boylston St, Boston, MA (on Boston commons current location of the Four Seasons Hotel, built 1985). So I assume not recent

No copyright, no care tag, seems to be goatskin leather, w wooden buttons and satiny inner lining. I’m stumped

Help?

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• Aug 16, 2018

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David Conwill

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Well, Boston Magazine as them at 292 Boylston in 1979.

1979 Best Clothing, Western Wear

 

• Aug 16, 2018

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The Boston Globe says they closed in 2002 after 70 years in business.

 

• Aug 16, 2018

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Finally, there is a place in Boston called "Rick Walker's" that claims to date from 1932, which would be 70 years before the 2002 closing reported above--so perhaps there is a connection.

 

• Aug 16, 2018

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David Conwill said:

Well, Boston Magazine as them at 292 Boylston in 1979.

1979 Best Clothing, Western Wear

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I could have seen a worn away address compounding my confusion, that makes sense! So, maybe 60s-70s? I figure vests were making more of a comeback then.

And thanks, clearly your googling skills are better than mine

Edit: It looks like rick walkers is one of the same! I’ve contacted them and will report back!

Edit #2: All they can say is that it’s older than 1980. They asked that I give them the jacket haha


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• Aug 17, 2018

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David Conwill

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My guess would be '70s. My grandfather had a number of leather jackets from that era with kind of a '20s-'30s look. I think there was a bit of a leather renaissance at that point--maybe a reaction to synthetics?