Light olive khaki coat made of 10 oz cotton duck and lined in 26-30 oz olive drab wool with matching belt. It has a wool faced shawl collar and double breasted front closure. It has six olive coloured plastic buttons, strapped cuffs with buttons and two front flapped pockets.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: Great Britain
Keywords: Second World War, military uniform, combat, army
United States Army
Camel coloured wool mix jacket - or short coat - with brown binding detail. It has a high collar with dark brown leather neck strap that fastens with a buckle. The jacket fastens down the centre front with a concealed fly and four buttons. It has two large patch pockets to the front with inset flaps trimmed in brown binding. The collar, centre front, bottom hem and two back vents are all bound in the same binding. The jacket is half lined in beige viscose and the outside wool fabric is a double weave, or bonded, with a checked pattern reverse. The inside seam edges are bound in beige viscose. There are two jetted pockets to the inside waist.
Marks & Spencer
Dark grey coat with wide notched lapels. It is single breasted and fastens with three mottled grey plastic buttons. There are two vertical angled wide welted pockets at the hips which can be accessed from the outside and inside. It has long angled darts from under each arm to the mid point of the front pocket welt. There is a long vent at the centre back. Lined in figured grey viscose.
Hepworths
Black PVC waterproof raincoat with two large front flap patch pockets and wool top collar. It fastens with four black plastic buttons under a concealed button stand that has curved topstitching and a heat sealed seam. It has raglan sleeves and three underarm grommets for ventilation. All seams are heat sealed to ensure they are waterproof. As it is to be worn as protection over outerwear, it is unlined.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Barbour
Black leather coat with dark brown sheepskin collar. Fastens with four black plastic buttons and leather loops, angled two pockets at hips. The inside of the coat is faced with brown sheep or goatskin fur. The pocket linings are made of black dyed cotton (faded to dark grey). The right side pocket lining is printed with numbers and text in black on the underside.
Designer unknown
British rail driver azoic navy coat. Destination Crewe. Style Cre23/324. Cloth 3III Pincroft. Size 33. Manclark & Son Ltd. Edinburgh. Black plastic buttons with British Rail logo
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: Scotland
Keywords: Rail driver Uniform
British Rail
Navy heavy twill wool double breasted overcoat with a prominent diagonal weave and large flap patch pockets. It fastens with four large navy plastic buttons and an internal security button and has an internal jetted pocket half way down the left hand side with a triangular tab secured with a button. It is fully lined in navy viscose and has a central back vent. It has wide exaggerated shoulders for a relaxed fit and the sleeves have a mock turn up cuff and top stitch seam detail.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Paul Smith
Pure new wool black double breasted overcoat with diagonal weave. It has large lapels and a large flat, pointed collar with two wide, slanted front welt pockets. It is secured with six large plastic black buttons with a central internal security button. It has a back vent, maroon two tone lining with no internal pockets.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Burton
Lightweight oversized duster coat made of navy and black wool geometric panels sewn together. It closes with three large brown horn buttons and has two black patch pockets. The front storm flap is angled and joins the back storm flap has a black pointed panel that ends in a centre box pleat. It has a single back vent. It is unlined and finished interally with overlocked seams.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Meadham Kirchhoff
Red short raincoat with hood. It fastens centre front with six silver coloured metal press studs and has a black draw string around the hood. The hood and back of the neck are lined in black material. It has two large patch pockets on the front at hip level. Size M. Style No. U J 3841
Country of Design: England
Peter Jensen
