VINTAGE HEADLIGHT OVERALLS PATENTED BIB POCKET

Vintage HEADLIGHT Overalls with patented bib pocket design

Talon brand brass heavy duty zipper opens to reveal large pocket located behind conventional bib patch type pockets

Close up of the right side patch pocket watch pocket opening shows denim red line selvedge edging

Proprietary bib pocket found on vintage HEADLIGHT Union Made Overalls. Pocket design, Talon zipper and HEADLIGHT loomed label most likely date this pair of overalls to the 1940's era, possibly as late as the 1950's. This particular pocket design was filed by inventor Oscar Berman on November 24th 1936 and was patented on April 18th 1939. The design provided four different pockets located on the front bib portion of the overalls including right and left side patch pockets, watch pocket (separated from the right patch pocket by sail cloth not seen in photo) and the patented larger pocket located behind the patch pockets and accessed via the zippered opening. Patent information is seen below.

Vintage Levi Strauss Wool Belt Back Jacket

1930's era Levi Strauss zipper front work jacket in burgandy wool with much favored belt back design. Levis Vintage Clothing current offerings includes a 1930's leather jacket with similar shape. This wool jacket would make a nice addition to the LVC line and includes the following details.

• Pointed collar

• 2 front slash type pockets

• Levi Strauss LS Co. loomed label

• Talon deco type zipper   

• Belted back with pleats

• Cuffs with sport type buttons

Photos courtesy of Dutch-Indo

Lee 98-B Hickory Stripe Work Jacket

Vintage 1960's Era Lee 98-B Uniform Service Work Jacket in rarely seen Hickory Stripe fabric

Lee UNION MADE SANFORIZED Size and Lot label, also uniform service label

Brass Talon Zipper with Diamond Pull

Jacket features same details as the iconic Jelt Denim 91-B only constructed of Hickory Stripe fabric

1950's Gross Rail Chief Vintage Work Jacket

1950's era Rail Chief union made sanforized cotton twill work jacket manufactured by the Gross Galesburg Co. From the vintage workwear collection, seen in Lightning Magazine's American Heritage issue Vol. 101, page 027.

GROSS Rail Chief UNION MADE • SANFORIZED • printed label

Angled chest pocket features classic Talon zipper with diamond pull

Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union Label

Close up of backside waist adjustors with convex buttons