Black PVC cap with a peak and neck flap covering. It is lined in black wool and the peak is stiffened with five lines of stitching. It has a length of black cotton tape (chin strap?) attached to two sides of the cap. The inside of the neck flap is printed in white 'B R B N / D 7 1/4 / 25/64'
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Civil uniform, rain wear, work wear, rain hat, waterproof, accessories
General Post Office
Cap with peak made of six panels of red, yellow, orange, blue and green camouflage patterned cotton. Prominent seams run across the crown.
Unknown
Gauntlet style, protective gloves made from a hard wearing leather with Kevlar stitching. Gloves have a 15cm split at the leather cuff. Reinforcement between thumb and forefinger to increase durability.
WeldTIG
Country of Design: Germany
Designer unknown
Jacket made of orange high visibility polyester with grey reflective strips around the arms, chest and shoulders. It fastens centre front with a black zip, wide storm flap and six black press studs with 'YOKO' engraved into them. It has a hood which folds into the collar and is lined in black polyester with diamond quilting. The interlining is polyester wadding. The cuffs and bottom hem are elasticated.
Yoko
Dark blue cotton trousers. They have a fly front opening and black plastic button at the waistband. The waist band has four belt loops. There are two narrow pleats in the front - one below each of the two front belt loops - two at the front and two at the back. A paper ticket with '96 97' printed on it is attached to the right side of the waistband. Each side seam has a pocket opening. The back right has a large patch pocket that closes with one button.
Country of Design: France
Country of Manufacture: France
S.N.C. St James
Basic fluroescent yellow hi visibility highway safety vest with reflective panels that fastens at the centre front with velcro. There are two horizontal panels with two vertical panels that run over each shoulder. The jacket is finished with grey binding. There is a small Dickies label on the left chest.
Country of Manufacture: China
Dickies
White workwear trousers based on the traditional Japanese tobi style with very voluminous legs that taper in tightly around the lower calves. The trousers are high waisted with a grown on waistband that is double width at the centre back and has six very wide pointed belt loops and have two buttons on the front left. The tapered lower legs have a zip fastening and are designed to sit underneath boots. They have two side pockets with a ticket pocket on the left and back jetted pockets with western welt. The front of the knees are lined in mesh for extra support and there are reinforced stitches down the front rise.
Country of Design: Japan
Country of Manufacture: Vietnam
Toraichi
Pair of dark blue heavy wool serge trousers. Straight leg with no pleats. Fly fastens with three buttons. Waistband has five belt loops. Two pockets at the front with openings in the side seams and white cotton pocket bags. One patch pocket on the right rear. Unworn dead stock from a drapery store.
Designer unknown
Long sleeve, linen smock. Pullover in style, the smock has an open neckline and a large, flat collar. A panel of smocking is found around the opening. As the smock is reversible [front-to-back], the back is identical to the front. Small panels of smocking are also found on each sleeve, near the shoulder and the cuffs. The cuffs themselves button closed. At each side seam there are 3cm splits at the hem.
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