Extreme cold weather jacket

Maker
Bauer Down
Production date
1960s
Description
Extreme cold weather (ECW) jacket made from brown windproof cotton with pale brown down-proof lining. Padding is down. Zip front with buttoned over flap. Two front patch pockets with button down over flap. Makers label on inner front facing "Bauer Down Blizzard Proof, Seattle USA; lightest, warmest things on earth". Attached quilted hood lined in brown windproof fabric with wolverine fur trim around the edge. Strap with button on the head part of the hood allows hood to be rolled back if desired.
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Production role
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Measurements
Length neck-hem: whole: 870mm (34 1/4")
Shoulder width: whole: 5.7cm (2 1/4")
Sleeve Length: whole: 66.5cm (26 3/16")
width at waist: whole: 68mm
Associated person
Other id
1521
Accession number
2009.37.4

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