What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Imuricecreamman]

Simmons Bilt roadster

 

[J Leather Investigater]

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Nice

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[Jejupe]

Simmons Bilt Type 3

 

[Trenchfriend]

Black suede blouson with ****** pockets.

 

[Brettafett]

BK Dubow 27789 (size 42 long) today.

This one above is a smidgen longer than the one below, received a couple of months ago. Both Seal Liberty. Both 42 long.
This one below will go for sale soon.


EDIT: Now in the Classifieds!

 

[Mandarin]

Simmons Bilt Type 3

Is that the one they made for 3sixteen?

 

[Jejupe]

Is that the one they made for 3sixteen?

I bought this used and I don’t know what SB has made for 3Sixteen, but I’m pretty sure this is not one of those. At least there’s no 3Sixteen logo.

 

[tmitchell59]

Vintage Tauber's Cafe Racer with the earlier Horsehide label and padded elbows...a bit beat around the edges but still lots of life left. Kind of like me!

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Nice.

Here is an interesting Taubers question. Has anyone seen one with anything other than a Horsehide label? I just realized that I'm not aware of them putting other leather labels on their jackets. I just got a 70s orange label Taubers and always think of them as cowhide though they are not marked?

 

[Mandarin]

I bought this used and I don’t know what SB has made for 3Sixteen, but I’m pretty sure this is not one of those. At least there’s no 3Sixteen logo.

The only indication is on the buttons. Anyway, it fits you perfectly.

 

[Will Zach]

Nice.

Here is an interesting Taubers question. Has anyone seen one with anything other than a Horsehide label? I just realized that I'm not aware of them putting other leather labels on their jackets. I just got a 70s orange label Taubers and always think of them as cowhide though they are not marked?

Yes, the size 40 cafe racer I bought on ebay and sold because it was too tight in the chest had this label. Too bad, because the jacket was like NOS. The only problem with it was that the sleeve kissed the blacktop at some point but it just added to the character.

 

[tmitchell59]

Yes, the size 40 cafe racer I bought on ebay and sold because it was too tight in the chest had this label. Too bad, because the jacket was like NOS. The only problem with it was that the sleeve kissed the blacktop at some point but it just added to the character.

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The earlier Taubers labels have Horsehide integrated in the label. Not an extra label with the leather type like many makers used. Buco has a steer or horse to indicate these icons were placed in the label.

I don't recall ever seeing a Taubers label with anything other than Horsehide.

The orange labels do not have a leather tag that I've seen.

 

[technovox]

My understanding, inferred from the Tanaka book, is that Taubers was making all their jackets with horsehide up until around 1966. Then when they switched their label to the orange version in the late 60's, they started using cowhide.

 

[Gamma68]

A new-old-stock M-1951 U.S. Army Field Jacket I recently scored at a local thrift for under $10.

At first, I thought this was a modern knock-off. Nope, it's the real deal.

 

[tmitchell59]

My understanding, inferred from the Tanaka book, is that Taubers was making all their jackets with horsehide up until around 1966. Then when they switched their label to the orange version in the late 60's, they started using cowhide.

Yes, that makes sense now. Taubers just used horsehide until the orange label turned to cowhide. I just realized this. Makes Taubers even more interesting.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

A new-old-stock M-1951 U.S. Army Field Jacket I recently scored at a local thrift for under $10.

At first, I thought this was a modern knock-off. Nope, it's the real deal.

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Suits you perfectly,sir!

 

[Jejupe]

The only indication is on the buttons. Anyway, it fits you perfectly.

 

[JMax]

My understanding, inferred from the Tanaka book, is that Taubers was making all their jackets with horsehide up until around 1966. Then when they switched their label to the orange version in the late 60's, they started using cowhide.

That's what I thought...late 60s/early 70s swap to cowhide that pretty much coincided with the new label. I have a another leather jacket book, Lightning Archives Leather Jacket, coming from Japan. Looks interesting.

 

[Blackadder]

That's what I thought...late 60s/early 70s swap to cowhide that pretty much coincided with the new label. I have a another leather jacket book, Lightning Archives Leather Jacket, coming from Japan. Looks interesting.

The revised edition? Worth keeping. Entire magazine filled with photos of vintage jackets and quite a bargain compared to Rin Tanaka's hardback books though the hardback have more details.

 

[4444Design]

ELC B3 along with PIKE BROTHERS denims and REDWINGS

 

[jeo]

January 15th and it’s 55F. Love it! Wearing my FW Caboose with just a t-shirt underneath

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