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London Cabbie

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miserable dull grey day in London, so dug out an old 30s/40s long grey double breasted leather German coat for a walk to the shops. I bought it i a flea market in Franfurt in late '70s , could be a wartime one, doesn't have any labels. I doubt it's military but someone might have an idea, has an unusal single button fastening. Unfortunately the buckle is missing from the belt and i haven't managed to find any that would work.View attachment 54374
‘Allo ‘Allo...
 

Smithy

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Love that jacket . Why ELC moved away from making them with that hide to the stuff they use now, makes no sense other than it’s cheaper to produce the new stuff .

Those new dry, cardboardy hides are bloody awful.

I'm pleased I bought mine when they still had beautiful skins and I didn't have to sell a kidney on the black market to pay for the thing!
 

B-Man2

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As I mentioned Tim ... Those older hides were so much better than what’s being put out today , the only logical reason they went to this new stuff must be bigger profits .
 

Smithy

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As I mentioned Tim ... Those older hides were so much better than what’s being put out today , the only logical reason they went to this new stuff must be bigger profits .

Seems to be all they're interested in these days Burt.

I'd be all over an Aero now if I was after a new Irvin.
 

ausreenactor

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As I mentioned Tim ... Those older hides were so much better than what’s being put out today , the only logical reason they went to this new stuff must be bigger profits .
This is why I support the theory that a good second jackets value is dragged up by the increased prices on newer, yet inferior jackets....
 

Brettafett

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Dubow (Platon)
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