Navy blue double breasted pea coat fastening with six buttons and three button holes. It is lined in black fake fur fabric. The shank buttons are gold coloured metal (brass?) with an anchor and rope design (the navy fouled anchor) embossed on them and 'WATERBURY CO.'S INC. CONN' on the reverse. It has two jetted angled insert pockets at the hips and a chain loop at the back of the neck. The sleeves are lined in black rayon satin. It has a makers label on the inside left.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Merchant marine, civil uniform, maritime uniform
Designer unknown
Black wool duffle coat with neon/flourescent orange shoulder panels and cuffs made of coated cotton. There is a square black wool badge printed in white with the ICI circular logo stitched onto left chest. It fastens with three wooden toggles and navy cord at the centre front. The orange panels run over the shoulders to the cover the back yoke and are top stitched with black thread. The coat is not finished to a high standard - the inside seams are left raw at the neck. It has two large front patch pockets and neck tabs with button fastenings.
George Key (Rugeley) Ltd
Paisley Carnaby Cavern shirt with flared sleeves. Paisley print is a red base, with white and black print. Shirt has a mandarin style collar, and centre front is cut to selvedge edge and single folded. Fastend with 6 black buttons.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Carnaby Cavern
Beige cotton shirt printed with a design of blue stripes and circles of blue and green stripes. The shirt fastens centre front with six cream plastic buttons and each cuff fastens with a similar button. The cuffs have a curved edge at the opening and the collar is long. There is a care label sewn to the bottom hem near the right side seam. Size 15
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
CCS
Long sleeved shirt made of multi-coloured silk patchwork. The patches are squares which have been sewn togther to create a fabric and then each seam of the patchwork has been oversewn. It has a long rounded collar and fastens centre front with seven mother of pearl buttons. The cuffs fasten with two mother of pearl buttons. Most of the silks are plain, a few are shot in two different colours. Size 16. The patchwork fabric may have been made in India.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: India (?), England
The Chelsea Cobbler
Bright pink cotton long sleeved shirt with very large rounded collar and a ruffle front which conceals the buttons. The ruffle is in two layers and is gathered down the centre. The shirt fastens with six white plastic buttons (the top one visible). The cuffs are gathered with two rows of stitching and fasten with one button and one side of each cuff is sewn back (the right cuff has come unstitched). It has an inverted pleat in the centre back sewn to the yoke. Size M
Country of Design: England
Wenslow London
Cream long sleeved shirt with wide pointed collar and ruffle front. It fastens centre front with six cream plastic buttons and there is a row of ruffles down each side of the front opening button placket. The cuffs have two buttons and buttonholes.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Mother Wouldn't Like It
Long sleeved silk shirt in a grey/blue colour. It has a wide pointed high collar and fastens with eight plastic buttons at the centre front, with two buttons at the neck. The cuffs have two buttonholes for cuff links and also one plastic button. There are two long vertical darts in the back panel. Size 14 1/2
Country of Design: England
Malabazarr
Long sleeved shirt with wide pointed collar made of cotton in a fine uneven stripe weave of pink on white. It fastens centre front with seven white plastic buttons and has one button on each cuff. There is a patch pocket on the left breast. Care label sewn into the right front hem. Size XS
Country of Design: France?
Ranier Villiger
Long sleeved black fine cotton shirt printed with a design of flowers and grasses in red, blue and yellow. It has a rounded collar and fastens centre front with six mother of pearl buttons. It has rounded cuffs which fasten with a mother of pearl button. Wear under the arms with a repaired tear at the left armhole and has probably been altered by taking in the side seams and then let out. Size 14
Country of Design: England
Cassidy London
