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ARTIFACT:
This is a World War I United States Army Railway Artillery Reserve enlisted man uniform with a superb patch, chevron and insignia. Both pieces of the uniform are in a mossy green wool, and the pants are only a bit more yellow in tint than the jacket (photos make them look very yellow).
VINTAGE:
Circa World War I.
SIZE:
No size tags: jacket: approximately size 34; pants: 26.5" inseam.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Jacket: wool, twill lining, plated brass buttons, wool/felt patch, felt patch embroidered with cotton/silk threads; pants: wool, muslin pocket lining, metal eyelets, cotton laces.
ATTACHMENT:
Jacket: buttons (also on pockets and at shoulders), eyehook at collar; pants: button fly, laces at bottom of pant legs.
MARKINGS:
Jacket: laundry tag; pants: HOLTZ written on lining, U.S. ARMY on button, FIFTH AVE. UNIFORM CO. 84 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK CONTRACT NO. 4203-N JULY 9, 1919 NEW YORK DEPOT Q.M.C. NO. 12581 with ink stamp over label.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. STORE VBEJX10 LEGEX4/11 SDEJX10/13
CONDITION:
6 (Fine+): The jacket has several small, scattered spots of mothing on front and reverse and some light to medium tarnish to the insignia; pants have a spot of very light discoloration on one leg, two small holes on the back some medium wear to one pant cuff and wear to the laces, though they remain intact.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
