Anyone familiar with "Lawton Sports Apparel"?

[ron521]

Found this jacket in my closet, actually had forgotten I had it. Purchased it from a shop near Chicago years ago. Last time I wore it was to a Halloween party, as part of my Indiana Jones costume. Everyone recognized the character right away.

www.ron521.homestead.com/LawtonJacket.html

 

[johnnyjohnny]

sorry iNDiANA

sorry, that's not an indiana jones coat (which has patch pockets)...but rather something much cooLer in my opinion...a vintage Highwayman or Luftwaffe style coat...reaLLy superB!

 

[BellyTank]

Don't know "Lawton" but you have a very nice '30s-'40s* vintage jacket there.
No fancy back, but its shape and proportion are fantastic.
Sublime.


B
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[Creeping Past]

That's a very nice well-cut fitted leather jacket. A very good find. I hope you intend to wear it more often.

 

[Feraud]

Nice jacket. Don't lose it in your closet again!

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Maybe you could loose it in my closet.

 

[bjoy]

The label on this jacket is interesting because (between the words "Sports Apparel") it has the initials "HLB" with "Corp" written inside the lower loop of the "B". Of course, H.L.B. Corp was a major maker of mostly aviation apparel before and during WW2 as well as civilian clothing.

Recently I ran across a book on Google that lists a man named Harry L. Breslow as president of that company in 1940. Perhaps he was also the founder of the company and named it after himself? In which case, perhaps his middle name was Lawton and named this sports apparel line also using a family name?

Anyway, it is a jacket that I would love to wear myself.

 

[andy richards]

Wow! What a great find in your closet! Do you have more surprises to share with us?
Cheers,
Andy