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          1950-1959

            103 Archival description results for 1950-1959

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            Weaver to Wearer Squire Suit - Jacket
            2020.13.1 · Item · nd [1955-1959]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Single breasted tailored long line made to measure jacket with two buttons (part of a two piece suit). The jacket is made of dark blue and grey finely checked wool and lined in grey twill rayon. It has a curved collar, notched lapel and deep break point. There is a buttonhole in the left lapel. The jacket has an angled welted pocket to the left chest and two flapped and jetted pockets at the hips with an additional ticket pocket with flap on the right side. It has two vents in the back and a hanging loop in the back of the neck. Inside pocket in the lining with tailors label below.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England             Weaver to Wearer
            Weaver to Wearer Squire Suit - Trousers
            2020.13.2 · Item · nd [1955-1959]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Pair of made-to-measure tailored trousers with high waist, tapered leg and turn up cuffs (part of a two piece suit). They are made of dark blue and grey finely checked wool and have two pleats on each side of the button fly. The front hip pockets are angled and they have one jetted pocket to the right rear which fastens with a button. The waistband fastens at the front with a hook and bar, at the back sides it has tabs with buttons attached to an elastic through the rear waistband for adjustment. The fly buttons with four buttons (one missing). The inside waistband is lined in cream twill rayon and has white buttons for braces, additional lining is dark blue rayon. The pocket bags are cream cotton.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England             Weaver to Wearer
            Foul Weather Oilskin Deck Jacket
            2019.157.1 · Item · 1950-1959
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Dark grey black rubberised cotton jacket or short coat. It has a turn down collar with a dark blue wool facing and is half lined in dark blue wool. It buttons centre front - the top black plastic button visible - with a wide concealed placket. There are two pockets at the waist with wide flaps. It has raglan sleeves and all of the seams are sealed or welded. Designer unknown
            Foul Weather Oilskin Deck Trousers
            2019.157.2 · Item · 1954
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Dark grey black rubberised trousers or overalls with integral braces. They are made of cotton coated with waterproofing. They have a draw cord waist with khaki coloured cotton tape and two large metal eyelets at the centre front. The integrated braces are cream cotton webbing and wide grey elastic attached to the trousers on each side of the centre front, crossing over to attach at the centre back. Stamped on the inside with the date. Designer unknown
            GPO Jacket with Collar Embroidery
            2019.167 · Item · nd [1950-1970]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

            Blue cotton twill General Post Office uniform jacket with red 'GPO' lettering embroidered on each collar. The jacket fastens centre front with five black plastic 'bullseye' removable buttons with wide stitched facings and has two large patch pockets at hip level on the front. It has two lengths of fabric stitched into the inside (seams visible from the outside) at a downward angle from each side of the front opening to the pockets - probably as strengthening for the pockets.

            The red lettering has been embroidered onto similar blue cotton as the main jacket and then the patches machine sewn onto the collar points. On the left chest are two stitched eyelet holes (for a badge). It has a hanging loop in the back of the neck. Run and fell double stitched seams, no back centre seam or vents. No labels - there are remnants of stitching on the inside where the labels would have been sewn.
            Country of Design: United Kingdom
            Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom

             Designer unknown
            RAF Shorts in Gymnastic Blue
            2020.9 · Item · 1950
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Pair of dark blue cotton twill shorts with elasticated waist. They fasten centre front with a short button fly that has two black horn buttons. Label in the back of the waistband with manufacturer and War Department 'broad arrow' marking. WM. McMullan & Sons Ltd
            Tuff as Steel Tweed Three Piece Suit - Jacket
            2020.90.1 · Item · nd [1950-1959]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Jacket from three piece wool tweed workwear suit with cotton lining. The wool tweed is dark grey herringbone twill with widely set one thread stripes in red and green. The jacket is single breasted with notched collar and lapels that have been topstitched. It fastens with three black plastic buttons, has a welted angled breast pocket and two rounded flapped pockets at the hips. No back vent. It is lined in dark grey cotton twill with the sleeves in plain cream cotton. There is an inside jetted chest pocket to the right side of the lining, a smaller jetted chest pocket to the left side and a large jetted pocket with button closure across the left inside lining at waist level. Label sewn to the right inner pocket. Tuff as Steel
            Tuff as Steel Tweed Three Piece Suit - Trousers
            2020.90.3 · Item · nd [1950-1959]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Trousers from three piece wool tweed workwear suit with cotton lining. The wool tweed is dark grey herringbone twill - the tweed is different from the jacket and waistcoat. The trousers have a high-rise waist, wide leg with turn up cuffs, two front pockets and a single rear pocket which fastens with a buttoning flap. The front waist has no separate waistband, the back waist is made up of triangular sections and with a centre V-notch. The front fly fastens with black plastic buttons and there are four buttons at the front waist and four at the back for braces. The pockets and waist are lined in white twill cotton which is stained. Large number of holes and moth damage. Tuff as Steel