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US Military Wool Jumper
2016.054 · Item · undated [1980-2000]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Khaki coloured wool knitted jersey jumper with shawl collar and button opening at the centre front. Label in the back of the neck. U.S Military
2016.107.1 · Item · 1941-1945
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Pair of olive green cotton trousers with brown wool pile lining. They have a heavy metal zip down the front of each leg from the waist to the cuff. They fasten with a zip fly opening at the centre front and have a zipped opening at each hip. There are flapped pockets on each thigh and two at the rear. The back of the cuffs are made of knit ribbed wool (holes and damage). Buttons around the waistband to attach trouser braces 2016.107.2. On the left front at the top they have a star with wings surrounded by a circle with 'ARMY AIR FORCES' underneath printed in white. Label in the centre back waist lining.
Country of Design: United States
Aero Leather Clothing Co.
US Army Fireman Trousers
2016.146.1 · Item · 1980
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Pair of dark olive green over trousers (to be worn with trouser liner 2016.146.2). They fasten with an angled fly and black metal press studs with a metal clip and bar attached to a leather strap at the right side waist band. There are two flapped pockets at the rear and the liner is attached to the over trousers with press stud fastenings around the inside waistband and two at the trouser cuffs.
Country of Design: United States
Alamo Mfg. Co. Inc.
2016.146.2 · Item · 1980
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Pair of dark olive green trouser liners (to be worn with over trousers 2016.146.1). They are made of a coated outer with a wool bonded inner layer. The liner is attached to the over trousers with press stud fastenings around the outside waistband and two at the trouser cuffs.
Country of Design: United States
Alamo Mfg. Co. Inc.
U.S. Army M-1951 Parka Shell
2020.74.1 · Item · 1953
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Dark olive green cotton parka with hood - to be worn with liner 2020.74.2 and fur trimmed hood 2020.74.3. The parka fastens centre front with a heavy silver coloured metal zip, with 'CONMAR' etched into the zip head, and seven metal press studs with 'UNITED CARR' etched into the back. It has two large angled flapped pockets on each side of the centre opening at waist level and a U.S. ARMY label in yellow on black sewn on to the left chest. There are drawstrings at the waist, around the hood, and around the bottom hem. The hood drawstrings have leather stoppers.

The back of the parka is longer than the front and curves to a point with a small V creating the 'fishtail'. The inside has green plastic buttons around the sides, neck, hood and cuffs to button on the hood liner and body liner. The sleeve cuffs fasten with an elasticated pull tab and large olive green plastic button.

Handwritten in dark pen inside the back of the neck is 1-HQ209. Manufacturers stamp in black on the inside of the hood at the back of the neck.

Albert Turner & Co. Inc.
U.S. Army M-1951 Parka Liner
2020.74.2 · Item · 1951
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long sleeved parka liner made of dark olive green lightweight synthetic fabric and layer of cream looped wool pile to be worn with Parka Shell 2020.74.1. It is trimmed in dark olive green cotton. Around the side edges and along the top are fourteen buttonholes to fasten to buttons inside a parka shell. There are two tabs with buttonholes at the cuff of each sleeve. The inside elbow of both sleeves have an oval section made of the green lightweight fabric. Parka wearing instructions and manufacturers label printed onto the upper back. Federal Garment Co.
U.S. Army M-1951 Parka Hood
2020.74.3 · Item · 1953
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Dark olive green cotton and wool detachable hood with fur trim to be worn with Parka Shell 2020.74.1. The outer hood is made of dark olive green cotton with a wired brim edge. It has a double layered neck flap and drawstring around the inner brim with leather stoppers and an elastic loop across the top of the hood. There are four button holes around the bottom edge of the neck flap to fasten to the parka shell and two large plastic buttons on the right side of the flap.

The inner edge of the brim is trimmed with brown animal fur. The inside of the hood is made of dark olive green wool or wool and cotton mix. The manufacturers label is stamped in orange ink to the inside of the outer neck flap (half of it has worn away).

Hudson Garment Co.
2020.99 · Item · 1942-1945
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Dark olive green wool cap, folded in half. It has a deep brim that is folded up and has an overlap at the front. The brim edge is trimmed with brown cord piping overstitched in black and yellow gold metal thread (tarnished). It has a brown leather inner hat band and a brown twill rayon lining. Large blue Burberrys label on the inside right side. Burberry