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THE PLATONIC FORM OF HARRIS TWEED!
A WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1960s HARRIS TWEED JACKET--THICK, HEAVY, AND MADE IN THE UK. TWEED AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE!
A WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1960s HARRIS TWEED JACKET--THICK, HEAVY, AND MADE IN THE UK. TWEED AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE!
c. 44, 46. Measurements:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
This is thick, heavy, slightly rough to the hand--Harris Tweed as it was meant to be!
The Harris Tweed that is sold today is absolutely authentic Harris Tweed... But it is now made for a softer environment, with heating systems that work, and for people who don't spend as much time in the elements as those who used to be its primary users.
The Harris Tweed of old--the tweed that gave the cloth its fantastic international reputation--was a rather different beast. Thick, heavy, slightly rough to the touch, this was tweed that was built as a working fabric for use outdoors in the harsher climates of the British Isles--and it was built to last.
This jacket is made from that old-school tweed.
Thick and heavy, this jacket was built to take whatever work in the British countryside could throw at it, and last for decades while doing so. The tweed from which it is cut is not only functional, but beautiful--a wonderful heathery lichen green, designed to blend in with the Scottish countryside.
Likely dating from the 1960s, this was clearly Made in Britain. It is cut as a traditional British three-button jacket, with a slight lapel roll at the top button... Ivy Style was starting to creep across the Atlantic.
The jacket features full darts--darts that run below the pockets as well as on the chest above them, to make sure that this jacket keeps its shape no matter how much you place into the pockets. It is also unvented--not because it was a more formal jacket, but to indicate that this is a jacket for a true countryman--a game keeper or farmer. No vents means you have more protection against the wind.... and since you're a working man, you have no horse to ride, and so no need of vents to facilitate this.
The cuffs each have a single button--traditional for British jackets.
The buttons are all the classic leather-covered football buttons--and all feature thick leather shanks, rather than the more more metal shanks. This places this jacket in the early 1960s, at the latest.
The jacket is fully lined, and fully canvassed.
It is also heavy--this is true outerwear, not office wear!
It does have a couple of very small moth nibbles, that won't be seen when worn, all shown; e.g., one of the right sleeve, and one under the right sleeve on the chest.
This jacket is thus in Very Good condition... and is ready to serve you for another 50+ years!
Asking just $75, or offer, boxed, shipped, and insured in the USA.
