TinyOwlUlcer

Thank you so much! That does help. I'm curious, I had understood that LEE stopped using the "Long L" on the buttons in the 40s? Is that not true? Also, have you ever seen a 1920's Loco Jacket? It seems every site only goes back to the 30s.

Nice long L Lee 91-J. It's from the 50's. Lee's from the 30's had the yellow and red tags or the "house marked" tags. They also had chin straps. Hope that helps. As a rough guide this side documents a number of Lee 91-J tags.

http://www.redcloud.co.jp/detail/work_tag.htm

Hello,

I posted this in the "Small Questions" thread, but thought maybe it would fit here as well. I am very new and wasn't sure where to post this.

I am stumped on what era/year my LEE 91-J is from. It's union made, has the "Long L" LEE buttons, selvedge in the pencil slit on the front pocket, but what's very odd is it doesn't have the Housemark on the label, but has a thin "hanging" type label that I haven't seen before on a jacket this old. Several denim geek friends have told me it was likely from the 20's. Photos of authentic 1920's and early 1930's 91-J coats seem to be hard to come by and all of the Japanese repos aren't done exactly the same way. Can anyone on this board share their expertise?

Hello,

Any vintage LEE experts here?

I am stumped on what era/year my LEE 91-J jacket is from. It's union made, has the "Long L" LEE buttons, selvedge in the pencil slit on the front pocket, but what's very odd is it doesn't have the Housemark on the label, but has a thin "hanging" type label that I haven't seen before on a jacket this old. Several denim geek friends have told me it was likely from the 20's. Photos of authentic 1920's and early 1930's 91-J coats seem to be hard to come by and all of the Japanese repos aren't done exactly the same way. Can anyone on this board share their expertise?