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RARE Vintage AWCA 1916 Union Label Tweed Coat

This label is so rare that it had originally been thought that the AWCA did not include labels in their garments until 1934.

It is still the only example we have been able to find. As far as our search goes, this is possibly the only known example.

As a breakaway movement from the United Garment Workers, the Amalgamated Textile Workers of America was founded in 1914. The catalyst was a bitter 1910 strike in Chicago, involving AFL United Garment Workers (UGW) and Hart Schaffner and Marx, their employer. The settlement negotiated by the UGW was not acceptable by many of the strikers and 45,000 garment workers city-wide walked off their jobs. By the 1914 UGW convention, 2/3 of the membership broke ties with the AFL’s UGW and formed the ACWA.

No Size Tag - Measures Approximate Overcoat 38 US/UK

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Size: Untagged

Approximate 38 US/UK

Chest (pit to pit): 21.5

Sleeves (BOC along shldr to cuff): 33.5

Extra Sleeve Material: 2.0

Shoulders (seams across): N/A (Raglan Shoulders)

Across Waist: 22.5

Length (BOC to hem): 42.0

Specifics

Condition: Pre-Owned

Material: Tweed

Closure: Button

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