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ARTIFACT:
This is a circa World War II United States Air Navy lieutenant's aviation uniform jacket and pants. The jacket is unnamed and has a bullion wing. There is an embroidered star on wool and some stripes near each cuff.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War II.
SIZE:
Jacket (about a 38L): approximately 19" (armpit to armpit), 26" from shoulder seam to end of cuff, 18" across back shoulder to shoulder and about 31-1/2" from base of collar to hem. Pants: approximate 29" waist, 34" long. Wing: 3-1/4" in width and 1-1/2" in height.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Jacket: wool with silk lining, plated brass buttons, wool embroidered in cotton/silk threads (stars), embroidery tape; wing: wool felt embroidered in bullion threads; pants: wool, resin buttons.
ATTACHMENT:
Jacket: buttons, buttons on pockets, snaps under breast pocket flaps, buttons at shoulders; pants: button, zipper fly, buttons on back pockets (one missing), belt loops.
MARKINGS:
Jacket: THIS LABEL IDENTIFIES A GARMENT MADE & SOLD UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE U.S. NAVY R2 REGULATION U.S. NAVY UNIFORM; TAILORED BY WORSTED-TEX. Pants: 4 44/4-M 10 434 2; 29 1008.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay KEZAR VCEX12 LABEX11/12 SLAAEX11/14 SeACEX1/15
CONDITION:
7- (Very Fine-): The items overall are in good condition: there is some wear below right front pocket on jacket near side, rip in lining. Pants have some minor spots of light to medium wear and what looks to be a repair on one cuff and a small hole on opposite cuff.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
