Ww2 Us Army Signal Corps Officer's Named & Dated Mess Dress Blue Wool Cape Cloak
A HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL AND IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION WWII US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER'S HEAVYWEIGHT WOOL MESS DRESS BLUE CAPE CLOAK. THE NAME OF THE OFFICER WHO OWNED IT LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.
LEWIS IS IMPRINTED ON THE TAILOR'S TAG IN THE INTERIOR LEFT HAND SIDE POCKET. THE TAG SHOWS THAT THIS CLOAK WAS MADE ON MARCH OF 1938 BY TAILORS A. JACOBS & SONS OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND. THIS TYPE OF CLOAK WAS DESIGNED TO BE WORN WITH THE ARMY MESS DRESS UNIFORM OR TO BE WORN AS AN ACCESSORY OVER THE LESS FORMAL BUT STILL ELEGANT DRESS BLUES. THE MESS DRESS, WAS, AND STILL IS, THE ARMY EQUIVALENT OF A BLACK TUXEDO OR WHEN WORN "DRESS MESS" THE STANDARD FOR THE CIVILIAN WHITE TIE AND TAILS. THE CAPE IS MADE OF A VERY HEAVYWEIGHT DARK JET BLACK MELTON WOOL. IT HAS A FELT LINED BLACK VELVET COLLAR AND COMES WITH A BRAIDED AND KNOTTED TOGGLES FRONT CLOSURE FROG THIS FROG (ALSO KNOWN AS A "LOOP ESCHELLE") IS COMPOSED OF BRAID OVERLAPPING KNOTTED TOGGLES.THE NECK OPENING IS CLOSED WITH A SINGLE HOOK AND EYE COLLAR ATTACHMENT. THE VELVET COLLAR WHEN LAID FLAT MEASURES OUT TO BE ABOUT 18 INCHES.
THE CLOAK IS FULLY LINED WITH A SEWN IN US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS ORANGE COLORED WOOL LINER AND COMES WITH 2 LINED INTERIOR POCKETS. THE CLOAK LENGTH IS 48 FROM THE TOP OF THE COLLAR IN THE REAR TO THE BOTTOM HEM OF THE CLOAK. THIS US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER'S WOOL CLOAK IS IN EXCELLENT USED CONDITION. THE MELTON WOOL EXTERIOR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF MOTH DAMAGE NOR ANY TEARS OR REPAIRS. THE ORANGE LINER HAS A FEW MINUTE MOTH NIPS BUT SO MINOR THEY DON'T REALLY WARRANT MENTIONING.
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