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* Garment type: All wool boat-neck pullover sweater/jumper, woolen knitwear

* Brand: Indian Brand

* Manufacturer: Goodman Knitting Co., Boston, Mass.

* Country of manufacture: United States of America

* Decade: 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Nineteen-Fifties

* Style / look: Varsity, Collegiate, Sporty, Scholastic, Athletic, Stadium, Letterman, Nautical, Sailor, Boating, Navy, Cycling, Football, Rugby, Sportswear, High School, College, University, Golden Age of Menswear, 1920s, Twenties, 1930s, Thirties, 1940s, Forties, Beatnik, Arty, Rugged, New England

* Size: 38 M Medium (no size label present; please see actual measurements below)

* Material: Heavyweight 100% all wool herringbone knit

* Colorway: Beautiful deep burgundy/wine hue

* Neckline: Boat-neck, bateau-neck (wide, plain round collar derived from nautical/sailor wear)

* Label: Sewn-in woven neck label in off-white with following details in order of arrangement from top to bottom: “HAND FINISHED” | “FULL FASHIONED” in blue all caps positioned to the left of Indian head pictorial mark in red; “Indian Brand” script word mark at center, also in red; "100% ALL WOOL” in blue; and finally, WPL number at bottom, also in blue: “WPL 12391”

* Based on WPL number, along with other features, item can be dated to early to mid 1950s

* Unisex, gender-neutral, non-binary

* Durable, resilient, warm, comfortable all wool material in handsome colorway

* Marvelously rugged Golden-Age-of-Menswear look

* Garment care: Dry cleaning advised; may be carefully hand laundered and laid flat to dry; hand-steamable

* 100% authentic vintage early 1950s Indian Brand boatneck pullover made in the USA during the Golden Age of the needle trades in America

* NOT REPRO

* NOT NEW

Measurements (in inches):

* Chest: 38

* Chest pit to pit (laid flat): 19

* Sleeve length from nape: 32

* Sleeve length from shoulder seam cuffed: 21 ½

* Sleeve length from pit cuffed: 19 ½

* Sleeve length from shoulder seam uncuffed: 23 ½

* Sleeve length from pit uncuffed: 21 ½

* Shoulder width (shoulder seam to shoulder seam): 19

* Waist (laid flat): 18

* Hem (laid flat): 15 ½ (unstretched)

* Hem band from top to bottom: 5 ¾

* Collar circumference: 26

* Cuff circumference: 9

* Total length: 27

Note on fit: This sweater would suit best an adult of average height and build. Please be guided by the measurements indicated above, as well as all photos provided, to ensure a proper fit. No returns will be granted on account of fit unless the measurements are shown to be vastly inaccurate — a highly unlikely eventuality.

Condition:

* In outstanding shape for sexagenarian garment with only the slightest traces of age and use

* Minor pilling here and there, in expected areas (resolvable by appropriate means)

* Original Indian Brand neck label intact and in splendid condition with only slight edge fraying (see Photo 4)

* No holes

* No mothing

* No stains

* Wool knit has natural ‘imperfections,’ which are part and parcel of the material, and not flaws

* No odors or other afflictions

* Garment has been dry cleaned

Please closely review all photos provided.

Inquiries and offers welcome.

Price: $250

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