Wearing the Blue and Brown: Papa's Gold Coast Trading Post

Just came across some nice vintage workwear, military and vintage inspired gear currently being offered via ebay by our friend the Papa of Papa Nui Says... fame. Check the links below and as Joe Strummer once said "start wearing the blue and brown", Papa style. 

    
Vintage DENIM COVERALL JACKET, blanket lined with Dearborn Farm Equipment Patch

8 HOUR UNION dark brown duck DOUBLE FRONT PANTS

1940s-MILITARY DENIM COVERALL JACKET, blanket lined with donut wreath & star buttons

Vintage HETTRICK MFG. CO. AMERICAN FIELD hbt lined DUCK HUNTING and SHOOTING COAT

 REAL McCOYS BUZZ RICKSON VINTAGE DOUBLE V SWEATSHIRT usmc aviator monster Big Daddy Roth inspired

     Vintage BRILL BROS. US NAVY/USMC SUMMER FLIGHT JACKET

For your listening pleasure, THE CLASH perform the track Clampdown live on the abc TV show "Fridays", April 25 1980 in Los Angeles California.

Video courtesy of  pittrek81

1940's Era New Old Stock DUBBLE WARE HBT UNION MADE SANFORIZED WORKSHIRT

Deadstock 1940's DUBBLE WARE Union Made SANFORIZED Blue Herringbone Twill Workshirt Lot 288 

Close up of the 1940's era DUBBLE WARE loomed label in gold and navy thread. The 1950's would see the label color changed to white and navy thread, a temporary removal of Union Made and REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. replaced by the ®

Cardboard front placket flasher. Great subtle use of the slogan MADE TO WEAR AND WEAR to accurately describe and emphasize the DUBBLE WARE brand name

Osh Kosh B'Gosh Employees during WWII circa 1944

Osh Kosh B'Gosh Employees circa 1944. The two men standing on each side are wearing the one-piece camouflage suits that Osh Kosh B'Gosh produced for the Army during World War II. The two men in the front row are also wearing Army 1st pattern one-piece herringbone twill work suits or coveralls (possibly also made by Oshkosh B'Gosh). They are seated on bleachers behind a sign reading, "They're on their way to you, Men...ON TIME!". A sign at left reads, "Let's come thru for our soldiers / They're coming thru for us." and a sign at right, "Every minute counts / 10,000 suits must be shipped by October 30."

LION-BILT UNIFORMS, DAYTON OHIO

Founded in 1898 by William Lapedes, the Lapedes family began selling clothing and dry goods to farmers around the Dayton area from a wagon. In the early 1900s, they opened the LION STORE downtown on Jefferson Street and began selling men's clothing. Over time the business evolved to selling service station and other types of uniforms. Lion Apparel Inc. continues to do business to this day with headquarters in Dayton and an old world set of beliefs and values.

Lapedes Clothing Wagon & LION STORE vintage photos via LION Uniform website

Vintage LION-BILT work jacket from the vintageworkwear.com archive

Pointed collar

Close up of the bell shaped WALDES zipper pull & herringbone twill fabric

Vintage LION-BILT UNIFORM CO. print ad

Vintage LION-BILT salt & pepper convert cloth work shirt with chinstrap neck closure via aren

The musical genius of a longtime favorite, Dayton's own Skip "Little Axe" McDonald. 
Coincidentally his new album IF YOU WANT LOYALTY BUY A DOG drops today 10/24/2011


 

 

1940's-1950's era Blue Herringbone Twill Work Shirts

The Cleveland Overall Co. 1950's era union made blue hbt work shirt in unworn, one wash condition

Neck tag with old style Cleveland script  

Washington "Dee Cee" 1940's era blue hbt sanforized cotton work shirt in deadstock condition 

Machine loomed neck tag

Nice 40's style pointed collar

 Original hang tag

Side gussets with selvedge edge

Another 1940's era "Dee Cee" hbt work shirt picked up at the same time as the one pictured above. Both were deadstock, this one had more obvious storage soil on the fold lines so I decided to wash it & wear it for work

Just starting to show some nice contrast after a few washes. Hoping that it will continue to fade with use (contrary to the claims on the neck tag) in order to better hide the fold lines 

WORK WEAR CORP. Blue HBT Coveralls

Work Wear Corporation deadstock blue hbt coverall

Cleveland Work Wear donut button at cuff

Work Wear neck tag with size, washing instructions, fiber content and last but not least...MADE IN U.S.A.

The WORK WEAR CORP. was incorporated as the Cleveland Overall Co. in 1915 to manufacture industrial work clothes. In 1919 they bought the Natl. Railway Overall Co., which made bib overalls and other work garments. To increase profits and expand the customer base, they successfully sold local companies on the concept of providing rental uniforms to their employees that would always be clean, in good repair, and have an identifiable company name & logo.

In 1941 the firm established Buckeye Garment Rental in Cleveland as a research center for further development in uniform design and manufacture. During World War II it produced garments for the military and for wartime production workers. To retain its leadership, Cleveland Overall expanded its line to include coveralls, pants, shirts, shop coats, and protective clothing. Cleveland Overall became the publicly held Work Wear, Inc., and stock sales permitted it to acquire industrial laundries in the 1960s. Work Wear was charged with controlling the manufacture of industrial garments under the Clayton Antitrust Act in 1968. In a complex spinoff 9 years later, the company incorporated ARA Services to operate its U.S. rental operations and reorganized itself as Work Wear Corp., Inc., in 1977. Although the company retained its headquarters in Cleveland, it did not make clothes there after 1984.

The Cleveland Overall Co. UNION MADE Blue HBT Coveralls

Deadstock 1950 era union made sanforized blue cotton herringbone twill coveralls 

manufactured by The Cleveland Overall Company. 

Button front with gathered waist

Cleveland Special donut button at cuff

Nice union made sanforized neck tag with Cleveland script.
Cleveland would later become the WORK WEAR CORPORATION