Parka jacket made from an olive green, cotton fabric. Parka is front fastening via a zip and poppers and has a drawstring at the hem. The jacket has an angled, flap pocket with a popper fastening at either side of the waist. The front and sleeves of the parka are covered in mod badges and patches which have been sewn on.
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Hooded parka with three wooden toggle buttons secured with cord through eyelets with bartack. It has a front zip fastening and waisted internal drawstring. The hood is lined with self fabric, shaped with a topstitched dart and has eight black 'BNV' poppers at the brim, secured through a green cotton facing. The coat has an inner collar and panels that have been top stitched down across the shoulder and back to reinforce it (similar to donkey jacket detailing). The two front patch pockets are strengthened with tape at the openings and lined with a brushed drill. The sleeves are constructed from one piece and feature adjustable tabs at the cuffs secured with two black 'Navy Arctic' buttons. The green lining is comprised of the top half in a green wool blend and the bottom half in quilted nylon. There are two vent hole under each armhole. The right pocket front edge is sewn to the front body, however the bottom and back edge are sewn through the body and back lining indicating a repair, manufacturer fault or sample garment.
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Boneville
Navy wool and camel crombie coat with black velvet collar. It fastens with two buttons and has two front flap pockets and an internal jetted pocket on the right breast. There are three smaller buttons on both non working cuffs. It has a single back vent and is half lined in navy patterned viscose.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Aquascutum
Reversible PVC double breasted trench coat. White on one side and green on the other.
Country of Design: France
French Armed Forces
Swedish army jeep coat or jacket. Heavy weight cotton material with liner across the shoulders and down to the waist at the sides to form internal pockets.
External button fastened pockets at waist on front and rear.
Hidden buttons down by the waist and under the coller on the front for full closure.
Crotch flap to stop the jacket riding up. Collar reinforced with stitching so will stay up if put up. Deep pockets.
Country of Design: Sweden
Swedish Army
Waist length, collarless jacket made from a soft leather. Jacket is front fastening via five, leather covered buttons on a concealed button placket.
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Long collarless jacket made from a soft leather. Jacket is front fastening via six buttons on a concealed button placket.
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Boy's brown velvet coat, part of three piece suit in the style of eighteenth century menswear. It has cut steel buttons (corroded) down the front, smaller cut steel buttons at the centre back waist and at the cuffs. There are cream pleated fills at each sleeve cuff and it is lined in brown cotton sateen.
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Black wool double breasted frock coat with black silk grosgrain lapels and silk woven thread wrapped shank buttons. The black coat cloth is woollen tweed with a rough hairy surface. The silk grosgrain extends over the lapels to the underside, lining the front panels. The rest of the lining to the torso and tails is a lighter weight black silk. It features close parallel lines of quilting under the arms creating a free form spiral effect. There is one pocket in the left chest lining which closes with a silk woven thread shank button and a loop. There are vertical slit pockets in each coat tail. Each cuff has two small silk woven thread wrapped shank buttons with false button holes and there are two larger buttons at the centre back waist seam. The cuff buttons have text stamped into the metal backs. All of the buttons have damage to the edges where the silk threads have worn through, there is some seam stitching coming undone in the silk lining and the centre back of the lining may have been repaired with a vertical line of stitching.
Keywords: Day wear
Designer unknown
