Cream chunky hand cable knit cricket jumper with low round neck and deep V. The deep V detail is a blue, red and white striped thick band applied around the neckline.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Gieves Ltd
Dark blue jersey or jumper made of knitted rough wool. It has a round neck and deep ribbed cuffs. The bottom edge has been finished by turning up a deep hem and machine stitching. It has woven blue cotton patches stitched to the underside of each shoulder. The white makers label is embroidered with the company name and the date, 1941, it also has 'HASLAM' handwritten on it in black ink. Size 2
I. H. & Co.
Pair of white cotton webbing trouser braces with undyed leather button loops. To go with trousers 2016.107.1
Country of Design: United States
Designer unknown
Pair of white cotton sports shorts with Umbro Ironclad and Decathlon label.
Umbro
Cream cotton knitted cotton jersey full length underwear (bottom half of the body). They have a button fly which fastens with three white plastic buttons (visible) above an opening. The waist is lined in white woven cotton and has lengths of white cotton tape sewn around the outside. They have a diamond shaped insert at the crotch and wide rib knit bands around the ankles. Unworn new old stock. Label in the centre back inside waist with the Utility CC41 mark.
St Margaret
Pair of white cotton boxer shorts with a wide double layered waist band which fastens centre front with three white plastic buttons. On each side of the waistband are white cotton tape ties which have been sewn in the centre - they loop through two eyelet holes to tighten the waist. The fly below the buttons is open. The back of the shorts are made of three panels, the seams are run and fell with double stitching. Stamped inside the back waist is '32' in black ink. Possibly military deadstock.
Designer unknown
Pair of cream cotton knitted jersey underwear shorts with elasticated waistband and CC41 logo printed on the upper right front leg. The elasticated waistband has two fine blue stripes around the top edge. There is an opening at the fly with no fastenings and a square shaped gusset at the crotch.
Stella
Cream wool knit underwear with cream calico cotton yoke. The underwear fastens centre front with three cream plastic buttons and has two attached cotton straps on each side of the waist for adjustment. They are fitted and come down to mid thigh with a deep rib knit band around the hem and a gusset at the crotch. There are scratch marks on the buttons and some stains. They are stamped in black ink on the left back waist: WOMBWELL & Co. LTD / 39" / 1941
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Military uniform
British Army
Brown leather overall or coverall flight suit with a brown sheepskin lining and metal zip closures. Marked: 'Fl- Horst Holtenau' (the Air Force Command for Sea Planes / Aircraft Luftwaffe)
Country of Design: Germany
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Keywords: Flying, air force, military, war
Luftwaffe
Author: Mick J. Prodger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Place: Atglen, PA
