Monsieur Hulot Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 When I bought this, it was told me this is a prison garments, but I am no longer sure, think rather it is workwear. broad arrow marked, size 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If it is prison dress - then I don't think British. You are probably right that it is a general fatigue uniform. Where do you think it is from ? Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsieur Hulot Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hello Mervyn. I bought this on ebay several years ago, have not been able to find any information about it. I will post picture of the stamp later. Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsieur Hulot Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Pictures of stamps, first pants, then coat. And it is M not 14. Edited January 21, 2014 by Monsieur Hulot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Erik - the mark on the pants appears to be the Broad Arrow for the British Board of Ordanance. This would make them British. I thought I could see the date 1962 in the numbers - but probably wrong. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Alexander Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 To me numbers look like 27062, if this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My fairly untutored eye suggests late nineteenth, early twentieth century, by the styling but that doesn't mean much, given governments' penchants for not changing things. I assume it is wool, which again to me suggest earlier - pre-1960s anyway - rather than later, due to cost. Not sure when denim became the fatigue material of choice but I would guess sometime after WWI. Are the buttons bone, metal, rubber or plastic? Also, the brass eyelet on the trousers is odd - perhaps it came with a draw string waist rather than belt or braces? That might lend weight to the prison story, as I can't imagine any military fatigue uniform in the Commonwealth that wouldn't use braces or a belt. OTOH, the number of pockets seems odd for a prison uniform too - most have NO pockets, for obvious reasons. The long pocket on the right hip has to be for a specific object/purpose and may be a significant clue. The broad arrow was used by the Canadian military, with a 'C' around it. Not sure what our prison service used but a broad arrow is quite possible. Might also have been used by other Empire/Commonwealth countries. Interesting puzzle! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsieur Hulot Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Garment made of coarse woven linen, as coal sacks, dish buttons made of galvanized iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Definetely Government Issue clothing. On the trousers I see a long pocket stitched on the leg, to fit a pencil, rule, or any other tool. Could also be simple working rig for an official or military yard/workshop, juvenal institute, or such like. I think that I may have seen something similar in the Chatham Dockyards museum, with a white woolen jacket with toggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Sounds as if the consensus is 'working dress, government issue'. The galvanized iron buttons and linen suggest, to me, no later than 1930s, but I'm not a textiles/costume expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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