rambob Posted April 24, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 24, 2010 I was doing my normal Spring cleaning and inspection of my collection and I did not realize the variety of OD wool sweaters I had squirreled away over the years. There are military issued High Neck Sweaters, Red Cross provided sweaters, private purchase sweaters and a few without tags. I know this may be considered a mundane category, but the variety in style, materials and colors has always interested me. There are even two High Neck Sweaters from the same manufacturer, but in different sizes. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bfryar44 Posted April 24, 2010 Share #11 Posted April 24, 2010 Really fantastic sweaters Bob! Bravo! :twothumbup: Thanks for posting. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted April 24, 2010 Share #12 Posted April 24, 2010 That is a great grouping Bob. Thanks for posting them. There have been several people that have asked about sweaters but we have little posted about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudige_brownie Posted April 24, 2010 Share #13 Posted April 24, 2010 Not mundane at all. I learned a great deal from your posting. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posse Posted April 24, 2010 Share #14 Posted April 24, 2010 Very nice knit items!!! Really hope you have a moth free home... 'cuz that surely looks like paradise for those little bugs ... rgds Bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 24, 2010 Share #15 Posted April 24, 2010 Nice off-beat collection Rambob. Perhaps not as "sexy" as a camo-suit or a badged-up field jacket, but important parts of a GI's wardrobe nevertheless...and not a moth-nip in sight?! Amazing! Thanks for posting. Ian :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambob Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share #16 Posted April 24, 2010 Thanks everyone for your kind words. I was truly surprised at how many of these sweaters I had acquired over the years. Especially since I don't normal collect multiples of anything. They seemed to be a popular item to bring home and most came with groupings I bought directly from vets or their families. I would put them on a PLASTIC hanger and hang them at the end of my caves coat rack where obviously I didn't make it down to very often. Sabrejet and Bart P, Moths are my sworn enemies and I go to herculean efforts to keep them out of the cave. Protective plastic around the coat racks, sealed plastic tubs, moth balls, you name it are in my arsenal against these pests. I went to a lot of work and spent a lot of money on a collection I could be proud of and will not let it fall prey to those little "Moth"ers!! BTW. I have always believed that the 5 button, High Neck Sweater from WWII was one of the coolest, classiest and best looking garments produced during that period. I think the same style sweater is still in use today in the military. It may be hard to see, but the four High Neck Sweaters I showed all have different thread color, weight and stitching variations, even from the same manufacturer. Regards, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 24, 2010 Share #17 Posted April 24, 2010 Thanks everyone for your kind words. I was truly surprised at how many of these sweaters I had acquired over the years. They seemed to be a popular item to bring home and most came with groupings I bought directly from vets or their families. I would put them on a PLASTIC hanger and hang them at the end of my caves coat rack where obviously I didn't make it down to very often. Sabrejet and Bart P, Moths are my sworn enemies and I go to herculean efforts to keep them out of the cave. Protective plastic around the coat racks, sealed plastic tubs, moth balls, you name it are in my arsenal against these pests. I went to a lot of work and spent a lot of money on a collection I could be proud of and will not let it fall prey to those little "Moth"ers!! Regards, Bob Hi Bob...yes indeed! That's one battle none of us can afford to lose! Ian :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuscher Posted April 25, 2010 Share #18 Posted April 25, 2010 Beautiful sweaters - thanks for posting them. For me they are one of most interesting parts of my collection. I really enjoyed looking at what you posted and noting the button/color/stitching variations. The wonderful varied OD tones has always been one of the things that attracted me to WWII uniform collecting. I've always made it a point to keep a couple of samples to each item to represent these variations. The WWII sweater collecting is a rich area. There are many goods things and challenges - the turtleneck, the sleeveless, the early verisons of the highneck. I know I need to be put in a straight jacket! I thought I'd add pictures showing color variations on the V-neck and button variations on the high neck. Somebody might find this interesting. Didn't mean to bore, offend, or high jack anything. CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rambob Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share #20 Posted April 25, 2010 ruescher, Great photos!! I really like how you compare the colors of the various sweaters!! And what nice sweaters you have in your collection. Thanks for adding to the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted June 1, 2010 Share #21 Posted June 1, 2010 I recently for two sleeveless OD wool sweaters as part of a 10-trunk grouping from a WWII infantry officer. One of them is, as with one of yours above, made by Catalina (later known as Catalina Sportswear). Before (and after) the war they made the "All America Board of Football" sweater and continued to use the same label on their wartime production. Here's this officer's other sweater: no label and probably Red Cross-made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koreamike Posted May 22, 2016 Share #22 Posted May 22, 2016 Thanks so much for showing all those variations , really love the five button ones thanks koreamike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 23, 2016 Share #23 Posted May 23, 2016 Yeah some good stuff, also a great point of reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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