US Victory Museum Posted February 24, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 24, 2015 About a year ago, I posted this 'chore coat' in the below listed link:See Frame #9 20 February 2014http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/202093-us-army-fatigue-clothing-1904-to-1919/page-2At the time, I considered it a custom made article for utilitarianpurposes based upon similar 'chore' type coats. Now, a year later (almost to the day) an identical one has sold onEbay' moreover, that one has a Jeffersonville Depot stamp for receiptand inspection. These must have been specialty items produced for theJeffersonville Depot during the Spanish-American War. At that time, artillery was pulled by horses so emplacing or limberingcannon must have been a filthy activity; therefore, a need for this typeof clothing existed to keep regular uniforms clean while performingwork in dirty environments.As far as I can tell, there does not exist a specification for this coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted February 24, 2015 Since the auction link will shortly expire, I am including the auctionphotos (based on fair use doctrine for educational purposes ).Ebay photos to follow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted February 24, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted February 24, 2015 Chore coat's QM stamp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted February 24, 2015 A similar stamp in a common blue sack coat: END OF POST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_rambow Posted June 29, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2015 An interesting post, thank you for putting it up. This period of clothing is severely under represented (maybe underappreciated?), so I figure it is worth a bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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