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INTERWAR UNIFORMS 1920 to 1940


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Salvage Sailor

Locally made Hawaiian Department interwar uniform circa 1923 ish, Tong On Company, Honolulu

 

Tong On Company Advertisement from my collection

'The Service - Devoted to the Army & Navy in Hawaii'

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Coast Artillery Sergeant

55th CA (AA) Battery E

Fort Kamehameha, Hawaiian Territory

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55th Coast Artillery (AA) Battery E Gilt collar brass and matching pair of unmarked DI's

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Tong On Company of Honolulu from my collection

'The Service - Hawaii's Army and Navy Magazine'

Volume XV No. 2 Honolulu, July 6 1923

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Salvage Sailor

Another Locally made Hawaiian Department interwar uniform circa 1929 ish, Star Tailoring Company, Honolulu

 

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Coast Artillery Corporal

55th CA (AA) Battery F

Fort Kamehameha, Hawaiian Territory

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but these ribbons should be the WWI Victory, New York State World War & VFW Legion ribbons

 

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Hawaiian Department two piece felt SSI with cross-stitching

 

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Pinback N.S. Meyer, Inc. New York, N.Y. DUI's

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Made by Star Tailoring Co., Honolulu, 862 N. King Street

Junction of North King and Beretania Street

"Leading Military Tailors in Honolulu"

 

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With the pants and belt too

 

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Rockland Webbing Co. Belt, 1918

US QMD

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An interwar example I added to my collection in March; tailored service coat of a SGT from Company H, 1st Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, 29th Infantry Division. Company H was headquartered out of the Armory in Westminster, Carroll County MD. It is named, and the research is ongoing…

 

 

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oakleaf777

Salvage Sailor- the scalloped top pocket flaps on M1926 EM coats (like yours has) seems to be a feature unique to Hawaiian Dept uniforms. Any insight on this? Great uniform and thanks for sharing 

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On 7/9/2023 at 2:01 AM, oakleaf777 said:

Salvage Sailor- the scalloped top pocket flaps on M1926 EM coats (like yours has) seems to be a feature unique to Hawaiian Dept uniforms. Any insight on this? Great uniform and thanks for sharing 

 

It seems to be the local style on many uniforms made, altered or tailored in Honolulu

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Can anyone please provide me with pictures of the button-down shirts worn with the M1926 down-collar uniform? I can discern color difference between summer and winter wear. Is the winter shirt white? I have a tailor catalog from that period and the hand-drawn illustrations seem to show white for the winter uniform, but what about the khaki/olive shirts? And finally, was the neck tie black throughout the year? Thank you!!! 

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eaglerunner88
On 7/24/2023 at 7:57 AM, Major Z said:

Can anyone please provide me with pictures of the button-down shirts worn with the M1926 down-collar uniform? I can discern color difference between summer and winter wear. Is the winter shirt white? I have a tailor catalog from that period and the hand-drawn illustrations seem to show white for the winter uniform, but what about the khaki/olive shirts? And finally, was the neck tie black throughout the year? Thank you!!! 

Yes please!! I have asked this question about the white shirt a few times elsewhere on the forum. During the interwar period, it's my understanding that the white shirt was simply a civilian period dress shirt (no military contracts/specs?) that could be worn with the class A uniform for more formal occasions. Ref the black tie, this was the regulation color up until  early 1942 when it changed to khaki.      

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On 6/18/2023 at 3:38 PM, everforward said:

An interwar example I added to my collection in March; tailored service coat of a SGT from Company H, 1st Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, 29th Infantry Division. Company H was headquartered out of the Armory in Westminster, Carroll County MD. It is named, and the research is ongoing…

 

 

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Any update on the research? This jacket is absolutely stunning. Love the gilt waffle disks and early stripes. Maybe add a leather garrison belt, does it still have the brass belt hooks?

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21 hours ago, eaglerunner88 said:

Any update on the research? This jacket is absolutely stunning. Love the gilt waffle disks and early stripes. Maybe add a leather garrison belt, does it still have the brass belt hooks?

 

Well, I have one strong lead that I am focusing on......evidence is pointing to a man who was local to the Westminster area (WW1 vet who was a cook in the 304th MP Co.) who re-up'd in the guard at some point. Yes this coat still has the belt hooks. I hope to suss all of it out if I can ever get up to the 5th Rgt. Armory in Baltimore.

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WarrenShayCollection

Outstanding focus! I would have to imagine that most of these interwar style jackets were privately made? 

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Yes, old photos, but it is the 64th CAC...

 

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Here's one I have. The SSI is one of those no-sew types with the metal plate on the interior of the sleeve.

 

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37 minutes ago, atb said:

Here's one I have. The SSI is one of those no-sew types with the metal plate on the interior of the sleeve.

 

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Cool, I have never heard of this metal plate design! When did that become a thing?

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No-So

 

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The patch is an inter-war Hawaiian (Separate) Coast Artillery Brigade (HCAB) shoulder sleeve insignia with the patented "No-So" quick detachable metal device.  Below is the drawing part of the original patent as designed by one of the Hawaiian Divisions own; Capt. Charles R. Welsh, 11th Signal Company, Schofield Barracks.

 

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That's it. The staple goes through the fabric and the SSI assembly is held in place from the first inside.

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theetatkuldiloke

Recently got myself a blank officer jacket, dated 1928 (with a bizarre way to date a jacket, year in the middle?) and named to Warrant Officer 1 "Stoppel".

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everforward

I would say the actual date on the coat is 28 June, and the year possibly 1940 (?).......

 

It's not from 1928 as the tag has the stamp of the NRA (National Recovery Act), which was a depression-era agency started by FDR's administration. so early-mid 30s at the earliest. Great example at any rate...!

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My guess is 1934. The tell is the NRA eagle which appears in the tag but the act which established it was declared unconstitutional in 1935.

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theetatkuldiloke

Yes it was actually not '28-dated (my bad)! Thank you both everforward and 3mxd for the correction! 

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