Rare Vintage Late 1940s 40s Forties Early 1950s 50s Fifties Tem-Tex Snap-Per-Roo Black & Grey Morning Stripe Wool-Rayon Blend Long-Sleeved Pearl-Snap Western Shirt with Gripper Brand Snaps by Scovill, Spearpoint Collar, Sawtooth Flap Pockets, and Dapper Western Yokes | S 14 31 | Made in Texas | Western Wear | Ranch Wear | Rockabilly | Flaws (Please see Condition section below)
 
Details: 
 
* Garment type: Pearl-snap Western shirt, Snap-front Western shirt, Saw tooth snap pocket Western shirt, Morning stripe Western shirt 
* Brand: Garment: Tem-Tex “Snap-Per-Roo” (trademarked in 1948); Pearl snaps: “Gripper” Snap Fasteners (introduced in 1936) 
* Manufacturer: Garment: Feldt Manufacturing Co., Inc.(owner: Max Feldt [1917-1993]), Temple, Texas / Stamford, Texas (prior to acquisition by Karman [owner: Sam Mandelbaum] in 1956); Pearl snaps: Scovill Manufacturing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut (Est. 1802) 
* Decade: Late 1940s, 40s, Forties, Nineteen-Forties;Early 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Nineteen-Fifties
* Country of manufacture: United States of America 
* Style / look: Western, Western Wear, Ranch Wear, Cowboy, Rockabilly, Rodeo, Country, Country & Western, Wild West, Cattleman, Gaucho, Rancher, Buckaroo, Caballero, Wrangler, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, Hank Williams, John Wayne, Elvis Presley, James Dean, Clint Eastwood, Nudie Cohn, Nathan Turk, Gab shirt 
* Size: S 14 31 (please see full measurements below) 
* Fabric: Outer material: Sumptuous textured/ribbed cold rayon and wool (+ cotton?) blend; Collar and yoke lining; Satin 
* Pattern: Handsome morning stripe pattern in black and grey with white hairline stripes
* Color combination: Black, grey, and white fabric with smoky pearl and silvertone snaps 
* Yoke type: Front: Western straight pointed; Back:Western arcuate 
* Front closure: Snap
* Fastenings: "Gripper" pearl snaps/snapfasteners 
* Snaps/snap fasteners: Eighteen (18) 19L (12mm) “Gripper” (by Scovill) pearl and metal snaps: six (6) down front; two (2) at each pocket; three (3) at each cuff; and one (1) gauntlet snap at each sleeve placket 
* Collar leaf: Spearpoint collar typical of the late1940s-early 1950s 
* Sleeves: Long 
* Plackets: Traditional front placket type with western pearl snaps  
* Cuffs: Western triple-snap (3-inch) barrel type
* Pockets: Western double-snap sawtooth (double spade) flap patch pockets; classic two-pocket front design
* Hemline: Curved (with tails; meant to be worn tucked in) with serged edge
* Silhouette: Western fitted hourglass 
* Seams: Flat felled 
* Labels (in order of arrangement on garment): 
– Sewn-in woven loop label in off-white with script “Snap-Per-Roo” wordmark in red 
– Sewn-in woven neck label in off-white tone with cowboy figure on left wielding lasso encircling the following text in order of arrangement from top to bottom: “DISTINCTLY STYLED” in block lettering at top; “Tem-Tex” wordmark in italicized typeface running diagonally across tag with“REG.U.S.PAT.OFF” in small, italicized letters underneath; and finally,“WESTERN SHIRT | MADE IN THE | HEART OF TEXAS,” all in brown 
– Sewn-in woven “DRY CLEAN | ONLY” label in off-white with brown text 
* Labeling / markings date garment to pre-TFPIA era (no fabric content indicated) 
* Scarce confluence of western styling and classic morning stripes, casual and formal sartorial aesthetics  
* Probably the coolest shirt you will ever own
* Gender-neural, unisex, non-binary 
* Garment care: Dry cleaning, or hand laundering in cold water and line drying recommended; machine washable; may be ironed on medium setting and/or steamed
* 100% authentic vintage 1940s-1950s garment manufactured to exacting standards in the State of Texas during the heyday of the needle trades in America
* NOT REPRO
* NOT NEW 
* NOT PERFECT
 
Measurements (in inches): 
 
* Neck: 14
* Chest: 36
* Chest pit to pit (laid flat): 18
* Sleeve length from nape of neck: 31
* Sleeve length from shoulder seam: 22 
* Sleeve length from pit: 18
* Shoulder width (shoulder seam to shoulder seam): 17
* Waist (laid flat, side seam to side seam): 16
* Placket width: 1 ½  
* Pocket width: 4 5/16
* Pocket height/depth: 6 
* Cuff width: 3
* Cuff circumference (center of male snap to center of female snap): 7 ¼ 
* Length from collar seam: 28
* Total length: 29 ½ 
 
Note on fit: No size label on garment. Shirt, which is fitted (torso-hugging) in the typical western hourglass style, would suit best an adult of smaller, slenderer build. I am 5’9”/135lbs and the collar is far too snug for comfort fully buttoned, but fine left open. Please carefully review the actual measurements, and all photos provided, to ensure a proper fit. No returns will be granted due to size-related issues unless the measurements furnished above are shown to be vastly inaccurate — a highly unlikely eventuality. 
 
Condition: 
 
* In splendid shape for septuagenarian garment with certain traces of age and use
* Visible inner collar wear: satin lining worn through in spots revealing white interlining (see Photos 3, 8, 9)  
* Touch of deterioration at collar fold in back (does not penetrate fabric; see Photo 9) 
* Collar leaves unblemished (see Photos 3, 8) 
* Light wear to cuff edges (see Photo 7) 
* Interlining exposed at bottom corner on right cuff(see Photos 7, 10)
* Slight separation and fraying along back yoke edges(see Photo 6) 
* Slight separation of flat-felled seam along left shoulder (see Photo 10)
* Slight shoulder wear, including one apparent mend(see Photo 10)
* Serging has come unraveled along hemline resulting in frayed edge (not visible if worn tucked in; could be resurged at a tailoring establishment; see Photo 7) 
* Shirt may have shrunk slightly over the years 
* No evident stains 
* No mothing 
* All original pearl snaps present and in superb condition; all fasten properly and stay fastened 
* Original woven Tem-Tex label fully intact with slight discoloration (see Photos 8. 9)
* Original woven “Snap-Per-Roo” loop tag intact with wear – frayed at bottom (see Photos 8. 9)
* Original woven “Dry Clean Only” label fully intact with slight discoloration (see Photos 8. 9)
* No odors or other afflictions 
* Despite aforementioned flaws, an extremely rare sartorial artifact and most wearable find 
 
Please closely review all photos provided, noting all flaws indicated above, before purchasing. No returns and/or refunds will be granted due to condition unless undeniable omissions, oversights or errors have been made. 
 
Inquiries and offers welcome. 
 
Price: $185 (AS IS – Price takes aforementioned flaws fully into account)
 
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