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I was watching this for a while too. I have a Pritzker 55J14 very similar to this (a bit larger size) also with a bad zipper, and I was wondering what it would go for. The cuffs are apparently replacements, looks like they were sewed to the sleeve lining. The leather on mine is pretty...

Happened across this one (same but wrong metal): http://www.ebay.com/itm/221247335349

In 1917, Max Hoffman (1895-1954), a Hungarian immigrant, was a travelling salesman for Boston Overall Co (owned by Aaron Pritzker). Boston Overall was later to become "A. Pritzker & Sons Inc". Around 1919-20, Hoffman came up with a new overall design he branded DubbleWare as part of his new...

Interesting website with photos of all types of vintage workwear: http://www.vintageworkwear.com/ Lee 191LB Jacket HERCULES brand 3 pocket Cossack style black horsehide leather jacket including cotton flannel liner, chin strap type top closure 1930's era Levi Strauss zipper front work...

Prior thread about Perry Sales: http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14389

Talking about clueless sellers, I enjoyed this (ad text now corrected) attribution to Vaniel Koone. http://www.ebay.com/itm/171048751951

Just did a search specifically about Fitzwell and found the following dated 1954. The wording makes me wonder if Fitzwell Sportswear ever actually had a military contract...

http://www.shorpy.com/node/15200

Bronco Mfg wasn't the only one doing this. Another FTC decision went against All American Sportswear for the same thing in the same year 1954. Typical labels for them were listed as: JACKET, INTERMEDIATE, FLYING TYPE B-15 SPECIFICATION NO. 1872FS STOCK NO. 754-28837 ORDER NO. 55-7283 ARMY AIR...

Recently I came across a document on the web containing some past FTC decisions. One was "IN THE MATTER OF BRONCO MFG. CORP. AND MURRAY AND PETER SPIEWAK" from 1954. It seems that Bronco Mfg was manufacturing garments that "closely resemble the jackets and outer garments issued and furnished...

I have a similar jacket which is all original circa 1941 based on the zipper -- it is lined with brown plaid wool in both the body and sleeves.

You are probably correct as the captioned picture from 1954 shows him with dark hair on the sides, while the older picture circa 1935 is of a man already gray there.

Karl's aviation catalog from 1935 in two parts using PDF to hold the images. Very few jacket pictures (one page in the second PDF). https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6uy1SAhZZYxQmJsQXFjakhKbU0/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6uy1SAhZZYxellsdzNQYlotYms/edit?usp=sharing Here is...

I find the G-1 fits me much better and is more comfortable than any of the A-2s that I own. My favorite G-1 is a 1965 Ralph Edwards 7823C in size 44 that I got on eBay for $13.49 plus postage two years ago with scuffed leather, good collar, and amazingly nice lining (but was dirty with trashed...

Interesting, that's the second one of these I have seen. On a civilian A-2