Khaki yellow heavy cotton flight suit, designed for warmth and wind resistance, featuring a wool pile lining and a sheepskin collar. Made from tightly woven cotton twill, it provides added wind protection, with the wool pile inner and sheepskin collar enhancing insulation. The suit fastens at the front with large corozo nut buttons and includes wide, angled map pockets on the lower legs for practical storage.
Unknown
Single-breasted "sack" jacket with notch lapels, crafted from cream-coloured cotton fabric. The jacket fastens at the front with three light brown plastic "change" buttons, designed to be easily removable for laundering. Notched cuffs are secured with matching "change" buttons. It features patch pockets—one on the left chest and one on each side of the waist. The back has a central seam and no vent. The jacket has been extensively repaired, with patches of overstitching on the lapels, cuffs, and near the front opening. It is unlined and lacks internal pockets.
Isaac Walton & Co Ltd
A pair of pale cream underwear made from fine artificial silk and cotton, with legs extending to mid-thigh. The underwear has a high waist, with woven cotton reinforcing the inside of the fly. At the centre back of the waist are four eyelet holes for lacing, allowing for adjustable fitting. The front fly remains open, with a two-button and buttonhole fastening at the centre front waist (buttons are missing). Inside the front right waist is the maker's label for Aertex, featuring the name in black lettering within a red oval. The garment has been altered by threading a length of white elastic through the waistband, creating two holes at the centre back and two at the front (now removed). Size: 38
Country of manufacture: England.
Aertex
This tunic, part of a uniform made in 1918 for a member of the 4th Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), is constructed from heavy khaki-coloured wool. The tunic features four front patch pockets and displays several badges, including those for the 4th Infantry Division of the AEF. It also bears sergeant chevrons, an honourable discharge chevron, and two wound chevrons, reflecting the wearer's military service and achievements.
Burberry
Very worn mauve coloured (due to considerable fading, perhaps brown originally) English moleskin trousers. They are high waisted with a raised curved back panel and four dark brown plastic front buttons and one back button (one missing) attached to the top of the waistband for the attachment of braces. There are two front western pockets with black tab details (both of which have frayed considerably) and no back pockets. The waistband is faced with the same cotton used for the pocket bags. The same black cotton is used to face the hems to provide protection against the friction riding boots would have caused (the cotton is very frayed). The trousers have a long fly front with a five button closure. Both legs have large rectangular knee patches in the same moleskin fabric to repair worn a frayed right knee. They have a small pocket inserted into the right side seam just below hip level with a long accommodating pocket bag that runs down the side of the right leg (for a knife or tool?). The back rise has black tape sewn along the centre of the seam for additional support. All of the black top stitching is poorly manufactured and very uneven across the whole garment.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Keywords: workwear
Designer unknown
Fencing jacket in grey cotton with black moleskin cuffs and collar. The jacket fastens by ten brass buttons that run from the hips to the collar over to the left side. The top four buttons run from the collar to the shoulder seam; the fifth button sits on the chest; and the remaining five buttons run down the body of the jacket, close to the left side seam. The jacket is double lined at the front and halfway down the right arm. A seams runs the length of the back of the jacket and there is a donkey tail fastening,
Unknown
Black wool gentleman's tailcoat from 1917 with contrast fabric peaked lapels. It has six decorative black plastic buttons in a V formation on the front of the coat and a welt breasted pocket. There are two buttons on the waistline above the back vent separating the two tails. Both cuffs have four buttons. It has distinctive shoulder padding on the shoulder blades to create a more a more structured silhouette. It is fully lined with an internal breast pocket on the right side and another pocket in the left tail. Both pockets have production labels sewn into them. It belongs to a 'Tony Dover', as handwritten in the lining along with '175 Thistles'.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Burton
Red wool flannel blazer or jacket, single breasted with three brass shank buttons. The jacket is trimmed with red grosgrain ribbon around the collar, pockets, cuffs and the bottom hem. The ribbon has two fine black stripes on each edge. The front of the jacket has three patch pockets with two at the hips and one on the right chest. No lining. It has a coat loop at the back of the neck. The shoulder seams have been cut so they angle down the back rather than straight long the shoulder line.
Country of Design: England
Keywords: Sport, leisure, boating, rowing
Designer unknown
Black wool bespoke tailored evening waistcoat with deep shawl collar trimmed with fine black braid around the collar, pocket welts and the front bottom hem. It is lined with cream silk satin which has been hand stitched and the back is made of black silk (?) twill. Fastening at the centre front with three buttons and three hand finished buttonholes. Two functional pockets with welts on the bottom left and right front panels. The back has a V shaped notch in the bottom hem and two black silk (?) backstraps (tabs) which have been altered by hand stitching them down and fasten with a black lacquered metal two pronged buckle with 'BRITISH' on one side and 'ARMFIELD B'HAM' [Birmingham] on the other. Label hand stitched into the back of the left backstrap. Made by Billings & Edmonds Ltd of London and Godalming for A. E. Sursham.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Keywords: Evening dress, formal wear, tailoring, bespoke
Billings & Edmonds Ltd
Black wool double breasted tailcoat with peak lapels and square taills. It has six black woven thread wrapped shank buttons down the front with six (open) buttonholes. Two of the same buttons are at the centre back waist, and two smaller black thread wrapped shank buttons are on each cuff. It is lined in black rayon? and cotton with cream striped cotton lining the sleeves. There are vertical slit pockets in the top of each tail and pockets in the chest lining. The one on the right contains the tailor's label. There is a woven black and yellow label in the back of the neck which is shredding, only 'BERLIN' is visable. The buttons have 'C. H. R. BERLIN' engraved into the black japanned metal backs. The coat has been skillfully let out and altered - evidence from inserts in the lining under each armhole and where the front buttons appear to have been moved.
Country of Design: Germany
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Keywords: Evening dress
Peek & Cloppenburg
