Rare Vintage 1930s 30s Thirties NRA National Recovery Administration Blue Eagle Label 1933-35 Men’s Black Wool Single-Breasted Peak-Lapel Odd Jacket Sports Coat | Made by Marx & Haas - Korrect Co. for The Toggery - Marcus M. Laub - Vallejo, Calif. | Size 36 R | Pre-Code Hollywood 

Details:

* Garment type: Odd jacket, sports coat, blazer, suit jacket 

* Manufacturer: Marx & Haas - Korrect Co. / Marx-Hass Clothing Co., Inc., St. Louis, Missouri (“Marx Made”)  

* Country of manufacture: United States of America 

* Retailer: The Toggery (menswear shop / haberdashery); Proprietor: Marcus M. Laub (b. 1894, Bucharest, Romania — d. 1954, Solano, CA); Location: 224 Georgia Street, Vallejo, California (Bay Area) 

* Decade: 1930s, 30s, Thirties, Nineteen-Thirties

* Fabrics: Outer material: Worsted wool; Lining: Satin

* Color: Black 

* Size: 36 R 

* Period / style / look: Golden Age of Menswear, Golden-Age Hollywood, Pre-Code Hollywood, Apparel Arts, Art Deco, Depression, New Deal, FDR, Grand Hotel, Dinner at Eight, Gold Diggers of 1933, Dancing Lady, It Happened One Night, Clark Gable, The Gay Divorcee, Flying Down to Rio, Top Hat, Roberta, Fred Astaire, Scarface, Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, Paul Muni, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Shanghai Express, Josef von Sternberg 

* Lapel type: Peak/peaked, with magnificent roll

* Front: Single-breasted two-button front 

* Pockets:

— Besom flap hip pockets 

— Welt outbreast pocket

— Inside right breast pocket 

— Watch/ticket pocket within right hip pocket

* Labels:

— Sewn-in woven inner right breast maker/shop label in black framed in faux herringbone stitch with following details in white, from top to bottom: Maker royal seal/coat of arms motif at center with “MARX & HAAS KORRECT CO.” replacing “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE” motto and “QUALITY FIRST ALWAYS” motto replacing “DIEU ET MON DROIT”, flanked by “MARX”, angling upward in a Deco-esque typeface, on left, and “MADE,” angling downward on right; name of menswear shop in whimsical typeface: “The Toggery”; name of proprietor: “Marcus M. Laub”; and finally, the location: “Vallejo, Calif.” 

— Printed Depression-era NRA (National Recovery Administration) Blue Eagle label, circa 1932-35, stitched (with black thread) into inside right breast pocket with following details in cobalt blue in order of arrangement from left to right: NRA Blue Eagle emblem comprised of “NRA” acronym in block letters at top, “MEMBER” below it, followed by the Blue Eagle symbol, depicting a spread-wing eagle grasping a cog in its right talons and lightning bolts in its left, with “U.S.” to the right just above the bolts, and the motto “WE DO OUR PART” underneath; then to its right, “Manufactured Under” (in serif typeface) | “MEN’S CLOTHING” | “CODE AUTHORITY” (in sans serif typeface); and finally, the license number (oriented to right edge): “HAO” | “43774”

* Lining: Body (half-lining): Black silk satin; Sleeves: White satin 

* Buttons (all original):

— Front: Two (2) black 32L (20mm) rimmed four-hole celluloid buttons

— Cuffs: Three (3) black 24L (15mm) rimmed four-hole celluloid buttons (at each cuff) 

* Ventless 

* Padded shoulders

* Classic 1930s Golden-Age tailoring

* Single-breasted, peak-lapel style popular throughout the 1920s and early 1930s 

* Lovely fabrics

* Suitable for any season, but primarily autumn, winter and spring 

* 100% authentic vintage 1933-35 “Marx Made” NRA Blue Eagle Label jacket tailored to exacting standards in St. Louis, Mo. for The Toggery of Vallejo, Calif. during the Golden Age of the needle trades in America

* Garment care: Dry cleaning; hand-steamable

* NOT REPRO

* NOT NEW

* Pocket square not included / not for sale 

* Eagle Clothes wooden hanger not included / not for sale 

Measurements (in inches):

* Chest: 36 (perhaps closer to 35 ½) 

* Chest pit to pit (laid flat): 18

* Sleeve length from nape of neck: 32 (-32 ½)

* Sleeve length from shoulder seam: 24 

* Sleeve length from pit: 17

* Shoulder width (shoulder seam to shoulder seam): 16

* Waist (laid flat): 16 

* Length from collar seam: 27 ½ 

* Total length: 29

* Lapel width: 4 ½

Note on fit: This jacket would suit best a human of average height and svelte physique with narrower shoulders. I typically wear a 38, and while the longer sleeve length compensates somewhat for the snugness in the shoulders and chest, buttoning the jacket remains slightly problematic (I can get away quite well with wearing the jacket unbuttoned). In any case, please carefully review the measurements noted above, and all photos provided, to ensure a proper fit. No returns will be granted based on fit unless the measurements are shown to be vastly inaccurate — a highly unlikely eventuality. 

Condition:

* In exceptional shape for a garment of any age, let alone a nonagenarian one 

* Outer fabric absolutely stunning 

* Only flaws apparent are one small mend and a light crust (likely removable) near hem in front (see Photo 10)

* No mothing 

* Lining and internal elements in splendid condition

* A few loose stitches along inner armscye seam  

* All original buttons present and undamaged

* Buttonholes unscathed 

* Original sewn-in woven maker/retailer label fully intact

* Original sewn-in printed NRA Blue Eagle label fully intact 

* No odors or other afflictions

* Garment has been dry cleaned 

Comments: Do your part for the Recovery, and your own sartorial wellbeing, by purchasing this stately Depression-era wool jacket, which proudly, albeit tucked away in the inside breast pocket, displays the NRA Blue Eagle emblem.  

Please closely review all photos provided.

Inquiries and offers welcome.

Price: $500