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Hey thanks! I will plan a visit. I sent them an email.

I am leaning towards the idea that this cloth jacket she is wearing in the photo, was a prototype that Amelia made. She could have then sent it to Security to have them copy it in leather. Another layer to this is the jacket that was in an Amelia museum exhibit. I can't track down the jacket...

Great work! I am on the same page. After 20+ years of resto and trying many products, I have found that an all natural, beeswax based conditioner is really the best. The leather care industry is pretty nuts, with everything under the sun being offered as the magic potion. Reminds me of Snake...

I am working with a customer who may purchase a cloth version of the ladies Aviatrix. It could be historically accurate as well because there is this photo that we have discussed previously: Not only does it appear white, but also the way the folds are laying, it appears to be fabric...

This is really sad and very hard to believe! I heard this fact recently in a WWII accident investigation show that I will post in "Books & Films" later.

In the shade: Full Sun:

Check out the veins though. Goat doesn't have that. Plus the "pebbles" look pretty big. That's how it appears to me in the photos anyway.

Wouldn't that be a slap in the face for Aero? Replacing Aero with Simmons on the label. Hmmm...

That's not Goat 100%. It's cow or horse I would say.

Yes 40s to 50s most likely.

They have all the parts so that is good. It's easy to tell about the rivets. There would be holes where they were removed This is the puller that is on that 1930's Adm. Bird jacket from eBay. It's a early 1930's puller made by Talon and it was popular for use in civilian jackets of the era.

That's a shame, however, It can be restored. There are fantastic reproduction 1930's zippers. You are in the right place to source one of those. Did the original zipper have rivets at the bottom?

Wow ok, well I was curious and just threw the thread title in Google. This 1930's Grizzly jacket showed up so the company was making jackets in the 1930's. You can see the zip in this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/195747488656

If you can show the zipper puller, and the bottom of the zipper we can date it. If it has rivets at the bottom of the zipper, it is from before 1940. Also you can look up Gimbels. See when they went out of business.

The USN M-421 summer flight jacket. A great light weight spring / summer time jacket with enough pockets for all your gear. Outer pockets carry my keys and wallet, inner G-1 type pocket fits my med sized Android phone. Practical / Light Weight / Cool Looking