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    What's the best source for vintage buttons?

    is there a single website or collection of websites (other than eBay) for finding vintage buttons? I have numerous vintage garments, both military and civilian, missing their buttons. Searching eBay is fun but time-consuming and often fruitless. Any suggestions?
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    How do I Clean a 50s Pea Coat

    Recently I found a 50s era pea coat in great shape overall, except for some blotches of a tacky substance (seems like pine tar) on the front. Any suggestions for cleaning that won't damage the coat? Thanks!
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    Are These WW2 Breeches?

    Can anyone tell if this pair of US Army breeches is from the WW2 era? Before? After? There are no markings of any kind inside. The pockets are HBT material. I couldn't find them listed in From Doughboy to GI The wool is just like WW2 era Ike jackets I've had. Any ideas?
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    Indentify/ date this US Navy Coat

    Hello FLers I just came by this heavy wool US Naval Academy coat and I'm wondering what it's designation is and what era it's from. I've seen a lot of pea coats but never a coat like this. The wool is thick an heavy like an older pea coat, but this one is long like a trench...
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    Help Identify this Miliary Jacket

    Hey Guys and Gals, Here's another thrift store mystery: It's a light khaki colored, heavy cotton jacket, with that old fabric feel that comes with a long storage. It's a button up front hidden by a flap. The buttons are dark greenish plastic -- almost have a bakelite feel...
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    Date this Vest, please!

    Hey they FLers, I found this very busy vest the other day at the local second hand store and my first guess was 60s or 70s disco era... But the vintage Towncraft tag looks 40s or 50s to me. It's made of nice quality rayon as well. I know that there were plenty of loud ties...
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    Is This A Military Jacket?

    Hey military experts, here's another mystery garment from the thrift stores: It looks to me like a naval item. Thin cotton/ poplin-type material with very utilitarian buttons and unrefined twine-like drawstring. Has an oversized hood. Only markings are a crown (British...
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    Is This A WW2 Era Mess Kit?

    I found what looks like an old mess kit -- it's not US issue I'm pretty sure. Does anyone have an idea about the origin/ era ? The only markings say "A5" and "B". Thanks in advance.
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    Mystery Leather Peaked Hat

    Here's an odd thrift store find I'm hoping some one might have some idea about its origin. It's made of leather -- but it's very old leather, the hat is stiff and the strap is somewhat brittle... It seems to be somewhat like a campaign hat with a smaller peak. The strap inserts into holes...
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    BBC Confirms Segregated Liberation of Paris in 1944

    Yet another reminder that the true story of WW2 heroism is multi-racial, despite what the pictures and movies recorded: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7984436.stm
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    Back Yard Find

    So yesterday I was digging a hole for a plant in my backyard and I came across this: It's not rare or anything but one hardly expects to find a 50 cal. shell casing hanging out with the earth worms. The bungalow l live in was likely built in the 1940s or early 1950s. I suspect...
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    Photography/ clothing dating queston

    Hello all, Not sure if this is the place to pose this question, but here goes: I recently found an old khaki uniform shirt, probably WW2 or just post-war era. On the inside shirt waist is an extremely faint military spec stamp -- seems to either says 1945 or 1955. I can barely make it out...
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    Help Date This Norwegian Jacket

    Hello FL experts, I've got another thrift store find for your to ponder over: Kind of looks like US M-1943 jackets I've found in the past, only this one is more grayish green. The jacket is pretty stiff, much like WW2 era cotton canvas items I've handled before. Other than...
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    Help Identify This Army Jacket

    Hello all, Wondering if anyone can help identify/ date this army jacket. I'd guess Vietnam War era tanker jacket of some sort. It's pretty beat up and missing any tags it might have had. The "Gripper" Scovil zipper pull is not one I've seen on any Vietnam era jacket before, so maybe it's...
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    What Kind of Fabric is This?

    So, I realize that guys aren't supposed to spend much time in the Powder Room, here :o but I thought this place was better to suited to weigh in on this question than the bomber-jacket-dominated Outerwear section. I found this coat at a second hand recently and I was just wondering if someone...
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    What's the Era of the "Pure Wool" Symbol?

    Anyone know when the wavy-triangular pure wool symbol started being used on clothing tags? There must be an easy way to date clothing based on its use on tags. Additionally, does anyone know of a good vintage clothing tag resource/ ID website? Thanks in advance!
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    Mystery Uniform Shirt (dated 1945?)

    The thrift store flotsam has washed up another mystery garment for me to test on the FL experts: It's black, a thin wool, with reinforced sleeve cuffs, a badge mount on the left breast, and with unusual milky white cat-eye buttons up the front and on the cuffs. It almost...
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    The Hat From "There Will Be Blood"?

    So I just watched the film There Will Be Blood again tonight and I forgot how enamored I was by Daniel Day Lewis's (aka Daniel Plainview's) hat: Anyone know what the style is and where I might be able to obtain one? It looks sort of like a pre-WW1 campaign hat, but with a rolled brim and...
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    Mystery Chinese Coat (redeux)

    I just posted this in the WW2 section but I've been advised this might be the better place... Here's another puzzle for the FL experts. It's a dark blue gabardine coat with great pockets and tabs on the cuffs, a removable rabbit fur (I think) liner, and Chinese tag. If I had to guess I'd...
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    WW2 German Tank Binoculars

    Hello All, I'd like to share some pictures of a unique piece of WW2 memorabilia. I'm on Spring vacation at my uncle's and I remembered he has this great big, 20 lb. pair of binoculars that were once mounted of some kind of German tank. So I hauled them outside this afternoon and took some...

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