Company: Durable, any other designs from them?

[regius]

The mythical brand Durable, has anyone seen photos/specimen of their other jackets other than the "Brando" jacket? I have only owned one specimen and it was the Brando jacket, pretty beat up and now no longer exits (huge regret).

 

[Monitor]

Oh yeah, many! They did regular dress collar jackets, MC cross zips, coats... Pretty much the entire range you would usually see in Sears catalogs, except for military. Never saw an A-2 styled jacket by them, myself.

 

[tmitchell59]

Cafe Racer?

Langlov quit producing leather around 1956 due to use of synthetic materials. So the jacket is pre-1956

 

[JMax]

TM should be re-named Leatherus Maximus. Or TM, PhD in Jacketology. Something demonstrating his reservoir of knowledge lol.

 

[jonesy86]

TM should be re-named Leatherus Maximus. Or TM, PhD in Jacketology. Something demonstrating his reservoir of knowledge lol.

I agree, T definitely needs some initials after his name!

 

[regius]

Cafe Racer?

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Langlov quit producing leather around 1956 due to use of synthetic materials. So the jacket is pre-1956

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incredible, and thanks TM for the fast reply with photo evidence. By the way, is Durable a Canadian company? Read a Himel article from 2010 but I don't think it's Canadian no?

 

[tmitchell59]

incredible, and thanks TM for the fast reply with photo evidence. By the way, is Durable a Canadian company? Read a Himel article from 2010 but I don't think it's Canadian no?

Yes, it is Canadian. I know little about the company. I have seen Durable branded civilian/sport jackets. I will look at see what pictures I have in my archive.

 

[tmitchell59]

That Durable is a most interesting jacket. Has a bit of everything; working two button cuffs, half-belt with cinches, stand up collar, three pockets, finished in Blue colored Horsehide. It is quite small, A Ladies Jacket?