I just picked this up on ebay. I usually don't "buy it now" but I figured I would never find a coat made like this for under $200.00.
I would post the pictures but I can't cut and paste them.
Marc, I would love to hear from you on this because you are the Oviatt's Historian.
I would...
From "Clothes and the Man" {verbatim}
The Fedora;
The fedora, named for the Victorien Sardou melodrama of 1882 (Fedora, written especially for Sarah Bernhardt), is perhaps the most versatile of hats. It is appropriate for casual day or evening wear. When first introduced, a fedora was a soft...
I didn't realize I didn't post my green one here! :eek:
Mine says "Whippet" on the front of the sweatband not the side. Yours is the first I've seen too. I think Salty is right, I think I read somewhere that "Aquashed" is a uniquely Canadian thing.
I come here at least 5 times a day looking for items that I might be interested in. If they are listed for sale here in the classifieds or links to ebay auctions it doesn't matter to me. This is a great spot for finding item listings that I didn't even know existed!
If I miss an item listed...
James, I was just reading your link and found this paragraph,
"One of the figures in developing the railroad watch standards was Webb C. Ball of Cleveland, Ohio, the general time inspector for over 125,000 miles of railroad in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Ball was authorized by railroad...
Illinois Santa Fe Special
My Grandfather gave me this years ago, he said he got it off some cabbie in New York, I don't know if that means he stole it or bought it!
It seems to only run in the upright position, I'm guessing that isn't normal.
I have no idea who WCB is, maybe the cab...
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