Item 2016.303 - Abercrombie & Fitch Shooting Jacket

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2016.303

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Abercrombie & Fitch Shooting Jacket

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Abercrombie & Fitch

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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Khaki cotton collarless jacket with two patch pockets with angled openings on either side of the centre front. It fastens with four metal buttons (one missing) and button holes. The buttons are made of shotgun shells with headstamp: Winchester / Made in USA / Ranger / No. 12. It has two semi-circular patches of brown suede leather behind each pocket and a curved patch reinforced with quilting in a square shape at the right chest. The pocket edges are trimmed with the same brown suede. It is decorated with three badges / patches hand stitched to the jacket. On the left sleeve is a circular badge in orange felted wool with 'WAUKESHA GUN CLUB' around the image of a silhoutte head of an American Indian man in a feather headdress and above 'LIFE MEMBER' in orange chain stitchon a black ground. On the right sleeve is a circular badge in yellow with blue stitched edging 'DUCKS Unlimited' around a machine embroidered flying duck. On the left breast is an orange felted wool badge with 'Bill Shlapman' in black chain stitch. Makers label in the back of the neck: A&F Co / Safari / Abacrombie & Fitch Co / New York
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Shooting

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      Cotton
      Colour/Print: Khaki
      Details: Hand stitching, quilting, shotgun shells, machine embroidery, applique, chain stitch
      Label: A&F Co / Safari / Abacrombie & Fitch Co / New York

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      H.AF.2 - 2016

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