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What hangers do you guys use?
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tgd31968
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les_garten said:
I was thinking something similar. When I read the thread, I thought are these the same guys taking $800 jackets and putting them in washing machines and dryers to get them grainy so they look 60 years old?
Nothing is more realistic than an a-2 that has hung on a wire hanger for the last 50 years.Seriously, I just use a heavy wooden hanger when it is not thrown over the back of one of my chairs, or the exercycle I don't ride anymore. If that ruins the jacket, so be it. Probably part of the reason I wouldn't bother to collect originals. I don't want to have to worry that much over a garment.
grommet
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I decided to resurrect this old thread since I have a couple of favorite vintage hangers I wanted to share. They may not be the absolute best thing for a leather jacket and I might not use one if I had a museum piece jacket (which I don't). These are largely from places either my or my wife's family lived.
Dr H
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My sole Irvin (Links, 2-panel) lies flat in a zipped suit bag under the bed. The Perry A-2 is on a wide hanger similar to David's (from a tailor in Shropshire during the '30s). No towels, etc I'm afraid. I wear it so often that it would take me an age to get out of the house :lol:
Then again I'm perhaps less representative of most on the Forum as both jackets have to earn their keep day To day. Similar accommodation awaits the goatskin Perry..., but I'll alternate with the horsehide.
Then again I'm perhaps less representative of most on the Forum as both jackets have to earn their keep day To day. Similar accommodation awaits the goatskin Perry..., but I'll alternate with the horsehide.
EmergencyIan
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I have a GW Bronco A-2 and I do not hang it.
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MikeyB-17
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My leather jackets all go on big, wide plastic suit hangers which you can get from most supermarkets. Sheepskins, when I have one, are either (like now) thrown down in the hall or dining room until it's time to put them on again, or in the Summer, rolled up in a bag in the cupboard with some cedar wood balls to keep the moffs away. I used to keep mine in an ELC AN-6505, but that one has become one of my gig bags and is in regular use.
B-Man2
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Hello;
I found that a wooden hanger with a bath towel wrapped and taped around the hanger works reasonably well for filling out the shoulder areas and distributing the weight evenly.
I have some pictures but I've never posted any before, so as soon as I figure it out I'll post what it looks like with a jacket.
Regards
B-Man2
I found that a wooden hanger with a bath towel wrapped and taped around the hanger works reasonably well for filling out the shoulder areas and distributing the weight evenly.
I have some pictures but I've never posted any before, so as soon as I figure it out I'll post what it looks like with a jacket.
Regards
B-Man2
Weasel_Loader
Active Member
I personally don't sweat it. Of course I don't own any original leather. My two GW A-2s hang on plastic hangers about 1" wide. They'll outlive me by a long shot before any hanger damages them. That is if I don't trade or sell them off for other A-2s. :lol:
Jaguar46
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Steve27752
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Wooden hangers covered in pipe insulation.
