Green wool long double breasted coat with wide turn down collar. It has two vertical welted pockets at the hips and fastens with six large brown metal shank buttons embossed with an eagle on top of a fouled anchor. The buttons are engraved on the backs with 'WATERBURY BUTTON CO. CONN." Lined in green cotton, sleeves lined in brown cotton. Quartermaster label printed on inside right sleeve lining, hand written in the inside left sleeve lining is: B. E. PRZYBORSKI
Country of Design: United States
Designer unknown
Military Coat, 'Canada' logo on buttons. Tag reads: 'Strickleand & Sons Ltd, 15 Savile Row, London W.W.I' Handwritten name (illegible) and date 13/4/42
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Strickland & Sons Ltd
Country of Design: United Kingdom
British Armed Forces
White cotton jacket with four safari style pleated pockets with button down flaps on the front. It fastens centre front with four white plastic buttons with shanks. The each side of the collar has a kidney shaped badge with goldwork embroidery of a shield surrounded by foliage. These are attached with velcro. Attached to the bottom of each arm is an oval shaped velcro pad with two goldwork embroidery stars. The left arm at the shoulder has a rectangular velcro pad with the flags of Germany, Britain, France and Spain in machine embroidery.
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Keywords: Uniform
Designer unknown
Navy blue double breasted pea coat fastening with six buttons and three button holes. It is lined in black fake fur fabric. The shank buttons are gold coloured metal (brass?) with an anchor and rope design (the navy fouled anchor) embossed on them and 'WATERBURY CO.'S INC. CONN' on the reverse. It has two jetted angled insert pockets at the hips and a chain loop at the back of the neck. The sleeves are lined in black rayon satin. It has a makers label on the inside left.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Merchant marine, civil uniform, maritime uniform
Designer unknown
Green prison pullover waterproof from Wandsworth prison. The top section is made from a single piece of fabric, cut on the fold on the shoulder line, with a seam running acros the body from the underarm. The centre front closes with two pieces of velcro, one in the middle of the placket, one at the centre front hood closure. There is a three piece hood which is elasticated rouched across the peak. There are two metal eyelets on each underarm for ventilation. Made in UK.
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Grey cotton polyester mix jersey sweatshirt with LEY in white printed across the top of the chest. It has ribbing around the neck only.
Designer unknown
Blue cotton denim jacket with turn down collar, two patch pockets on the chest with flaps and two vertical slit pockets at the waist. The front fastens with five metal embossed buttons, the pocket flaps and cuffs fasten with the same buttons. Stitching in orange thread.
Designer unknown
Double breasted uniform jacket made to a regulation Merchant Navy pattern. Jacket is fastened by two rows of four gilt buttons bearing the emblem of the Merchant Navy; has jetted pockets at the waist; and a breast pocket on the left side. Above this pocket is a ribbon bar, displaying the ribbons of medals that have been awarded. Handstitched to each cuff is the insignia of a Merchant Navy Captain, four rings of gold wire lace, with the central two rings crossed to form a diamond shape. The jacket is lined and has a jetted breast pocket on the right side and a jetted waist pocket on the left.
Harvey's Naval Outfitters
Straight leg uniform trousers in a lightweight, white cotton drill fabric. The trousers fasten at the front with a zip fly leading to a single popper at the waistband. There is an angled pocket at each hip but no back pockets or belt loops. A dart sits on either side of the centre back seam. The letters 'HH' are stamped in red on the outside of the waistband on the right and a Blue prison logo is stamped on the inside seat of trousers, displaying the letters PD inside a circle with a crown sitting above. The trousers are unlined.
Her Majesty's Prison Service
