Vintage French blue workwear jacket - 1940s chore coat - 41” chest - sun faded - bleu de travail - blue cotton twill
Vintage French blue workwear jacket - 1940s chore coat - 41” chest - sun faded - bleu de travail - blue cotton twill
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A French cotton twill work jacket, dating from the mid-late 1940s. Noted flaws - uneven colour fading throughout, some ingrained marking throughout the lower third, mismatched buttons, frayed wear at the cuf edges and plackets and hem, small fray beneath the right hand interior chest pocket, mark at the upper shoulders beneath the collar edge - please see photos. Freshly laundered and pressed, single chest pocket, two hand pockets, great label, good quality cotton twill, great fading, whisker fading at the sleeves, classic French workwear, suitable for everyone.
Measurements taken lying flat -
Pit to pit - 20.5” (41” doubled)
Shoulders - 17.5”
Arms - 22.5”
Length - 27”
Please check your measurements carefully!
Sizing
Sizing
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Worldwide Postage
Worldwide Postage
I gladly send items worldwide, unfortunately, for the time being, I’m unable to send items to Europe due to GPSR regulations.
I’m working on returning to selling to Europe as soon as possible!
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European Postage
European Postage
For the time being, I’m unable to send items to Europe due to GPSR regulations. I’m working on returning to selling to Europe as soon as possible!










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