Silver 'Metal Mic' fabric coat with navy blue corduroy collar and separate belt. It fastens centre front with press studs and a flap with four large metal carabiner clips. It has two patch pockets on front below waist with flaps, vent at centre back with one press stud fastening.
Country of Design: Japan
Country of Manufacture: Japan
Keywords: Firefighting, personal protective equipment
Kinpai Shoji Co. Ltd
Dark blue cotton jersey knit long sleeved underwear top. It has a high round neck trimmed with the same jersey, double stitched. The sleeve cuffs are made of a double layer of the main jersey. Label in the back of the neck.
Xcelcius
Variegated cream wool knitted jersey underwear short sleeve top in the style of a T-shirt. It has a high round neck and wide knitted ribbing bands around the bottom of the sleeves and the hem. Wool yarn is cream with areas of pale grey creating a fine uneven variegated stripe effect in the knit. The top is constructed with butted flat seams in cream thread. Makers label in the back of the neck with the British military broad arrow.
S.T. & Co. Ltd
Pair of heavy cotton twill trousers printed with the 'Alpenflage' camouflage pattern and integral braces. The print is in colours of red, black, green, beige and white. They fasten at the waistband with metal poppers and have a button fly. There are large bellows pockets on the outside of the legs which close with flaps and metal press studs. Hanging off the pockets are long straps. The cuffs have drawstring fastenings for adjustment. Above and below the knees on both legs are tabs which can fasten around the legs with metal press studs. There is one patch pocket to the right rear.
Country of Design: Switzerland
Designer unknown
Author: Mick J. Prodger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Place: Atglen, PA
Author: Atsushi Matsushima, Ado Shirasawa, Manabu Harada
Publisher: Ei Publishing Co.
Place: Tokyo
Series: Lightning Archives
Bright orange cotton trousers with five orange rubber buttons at fly and six orange rubber buttons on the inside of the waist band for braces. Waistband has six belt loops and is lined with white nylon fabric. Label has British Rail Pattern No. 1478 and 'J. Edwards 76 73' handwritten in blue ink.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Keywords: Work wear, personal protective equipment, welding
British Rail
Bright orange cotton jacket with two large patch pockets and buttoning with three orange rubber buttons. Large internal patch pocket on left chest. Red British Rail logo on left chest.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Keywords: Work wear, personal protective equipment, welding
British Rail
Brown leather double breasted coat with matching belt and sheepskin collar. Brown rayon lining above the waist and sleeves with brown wool fleece linining the coat skirts. Brown wool rib knit cuffs inside the sleeves. Three lines of stitching around the hem and cuffs. Size 40. Black label with yellow text, worn.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Military, uniform, Second World War, flying, transport
United States Navy
Brown leather overall or coverall flight suit with a brown sheepskin lining and metal zip closures. Marked: 'Fl- Horst Holtenau' (the Air Force Command for Sea Planes / Aircraft Luftwaffe)
Country of Design: Germany
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Keywords: Flying, air force, military, war
Luftwaffe