Brown one-piece knitted wool swim suit. The top half of the swim suit has horizontal stripes in pale blue, pale brown and brown and is in the shape of a cutaway vest with narrow straps over the shoulders. At the waist it has a wide stripe in pale blue in the style of a belt and it has brown belt loops. The bottom half of the suit is brown wool knit with legs finishing at the top of the thigh. Some moth damage which has been mended with yellow thread.
Bukta
Black wool single-breasted three-button lounge jacket with peak lapels, crafted from twill serge as part of a three-piece suit. It features one slanted breast pocket and two hip pockets with deep flaps. The cuffs have three buttons with a sham vent. The jacket is lined in black cotton sateen, while the sleeves are lined in cream striped cotton. A Montague Burton label is sewn into the lining of the breast pocket, with a factory label inside the pocket. The jacket is made-to-measure, likely produced in the Burton factory on Hudson Road, Leeds, in the north of England.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Keywords: Formal day wear
Montague Burton Ltd
Cream mantle with a hood lined in red silk, featuring a long red cord stitched into the neck that extends down to the waist, ending in large tassels. A large badge denoting the rank of Provincial Standard Bearer (Beauceant) is affixed to the upper left side, over a red double cross constructed from stitched red tape. The text "NORTHS, HUNTS & BEDS" is embroidered in gold thread around the perimeter.
Unknown
Long sleeve patchwork shirt in green. The shirt has a sloping, round neckline with an open V-neck collar. The collar and cuffs are in a white ribbed knit. The length of the cuffs is approximately 10cm. White cotton woven webbing reinforcement sits inside the neck opening. The shirt has a drawstring neckline with metal reinforcement and eight hand-stitched eyelet holes for the string. S.V.B.G badge [green lettering ‘S.V.B.G 1938-39’ embroidered on white shield] hand embroidered on the left chest with green blanket stitch.
Umbro
Author: UMBRO
Publisher: UMBRO House Wilmslow
Place: The Arcade, Aldershot
Umbro
Dark blue cotton jacket with stand-up lapel collar. Five silver buttons sewn in the centre. Two flap pockets appliques on the chest. One button sewn on the each cuff. Red and black EXCELSIOR label sewn inside the hem.
Yellow and black (faded) long sleeved cotton sports shirt. The shirt is made in the 'quartered' style with the front and back of the shirt made of two quarters yellow and two quarters black. The right sleeve is black with a yellow cuff and the left sleeve is yellow with a black cuff. It has a turn down collar and short opening to the chest which fastens with two buttons. The cuffs also button. Label 'Lillywhite Frowd / London / E. E. 1' and 'BDA Rigmel / Shrunk'.
Lillywhite Frowd
Long full white heavy twill cotton shorts. They are high waisted with a wide waistband. The waistband is a channel with two vertical openings on either side of the centre button fastening, and two of the same openings on either side of the centre back, for a belt or tie to be threaded through. They fasten with two buttons at the waistband and a three button fly. Two vertical inset pockets at the hips and four pleats in the front - two on each side. The legs have wide turn up hems which are machine sewn. Label in the back of the waistband.
Bukta
White cotton shorts with red trim on hems and sides and an elasticated waistband. Two cream / white buttons sit at the waist in the centre. A square internal pocket is sewn into the shorts on the inside of the right waist. Each side of the short has an opening slit of about 4cm [to increase leg room for movement]. A cotton label in the middle of the waist.
Umbro
Dark blue wool serge bell bottom sailor trousers with blue and white striped cotton linking around the inside waist. The name 'E. F. ELLIOTT' has been stencilled on in black ink in two places, one of which has been embroidered over in scarlet thread. The trousers fasten with a fall front - flaps and buttons. The first layer consists of two flaps that come in and fasten together on the front of the trousers, these include a small pocket for the wearer to store a watch or pocket handkerchief. This layer is covered with a second fall flap that folded up and down. This being secured with four black buttons at the waist. The trouser legs measure between 12"-13" at the knee and between 12"-14" at the ankle.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Navy uniform, military uniform, sailors clothing, rating uniform
Royal Navy
