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    CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

    This fatigue blouse has been a project fifteen years in the making. Way back in 1992 I spotted the original blouse that our copy is based on in the Sept. issue of the North South Trader. I have waited for this opportunity for fifteen years, NOW IT'S HERE !!!

    The original coat that we have based our copy on is, or was at the time, tenatively attributed to an unknown Captain of Artillery from Louisiana with the surname of Maynard.

    While the original coat was worn by an Artillery officer and appropriately trimmed in red, our version is trimmed in Electric Blue with red being an available option.

    Collar insignia is available in either English imported Gold Braid or branch of service color.

    Our lining is a checked homespun pattern cotton.

    We are taking orders for these with anticipated delivery time to be July.

    Also available in Cadet Grey Broadcloth by Special Order.
    $349.95

    Coming soon, the Thomas Vaden Brooke Sack Coat. You guys have hounded me for a correct copy of this one for almost a year. Now, it's time. Get on the list, this will be a limited run.
    Attached Files
    Fenny I Hanes

    Richmond Depot, Inc.
    PO BOX 4849
    Midlothian, VA 23112
    www.richmonddepot.com
    (804)305-2968
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  • #2
    Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

    Scott,

    Wow...too bad I'm not an officer...

    What kind of cost are we looking at on the Brooke coat and what about the trousers to go with it?

    Paul

    Paul B. Boulden Jr.

    RAH VA MIL '04
    23rd VA Regt.
    Paul B. Boulden Jr.


    RAH VA MIL '04
    (Loblolly Mess)
    [URL="http://23rdva.netfirms.com/welcome.htm"]23rd VA Vol. Regt.[/URL]
    [URL="http://www.virginiaregiment.org/The_Virginia_Regiment/Home.html"]Waggoner's Company of the Virginia Regiment [/URL]

    [URL="http://www.military-historians.org/"]Company of Military Historians[/URL]
    [URL="http://www.moc.org/site/PageServer"]Museum of the Confederacy[/URL]
    [URL="http://www.historicsandusky.org/index.html"]Historic Sandusky [/URL]

    Inscription Capt. Archibold Willet headstone:

    "A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time, Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime."

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    • #3
      Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

      Paul,

      I'll be putting more info. out on the Brooke coat soon. I haven't decided if I want to do the blue trousers yet. The downside of doing the trousers of course, will be the fabric.

      Please stop by the next time your in town.
      Fenny I Hanes

      Richmond Depot, Inc.
      PO BOX 4849
      Midlothian, VA 23112
      www.richmonddepot.com
      (804)305-2968

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      • #4
        Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

        Scott,

        Will do, nothing against the Iron City, but it's not Virginia and definently not Richmond. Sorry yall won't be physically present at McDowell this weekend, I actually managed to work my schedule to make it down for this weekend.

        Of course the cloth on the Brooke trousers, I believe is the same cloth that has been in several recent trouser threads. And how about those wicked cuffs (rather sinching) on the trousers?

        Paul

        Paul B. Boulden Jr.

        RAH VA MIL '04
        23rd VA Regt.
        Paul B. Boulden Jr.


        RAH VA MIL '04
        (Loblolly Mess)
        [URL="http://23rdva.netfirms.com/welcome.htm"]23rd VA Vol. Regt.[/URL]
        [URL="http://www.virginiaregiment.org/The_Virginia_Regiment/Home.html"]Waggoner's Company of the Virginia Regiment [/URL]

        [URL="http://www.military-historians.org/"]Company of Military Historians[/URL]
        [URL="http://www.moc.org/site/PageServer"]Museum of the Confederacy[/URL]
        [URL="http://www.historicsandusky.org/index.html"]Historic Sandusky [/URL]

        Inscription Capt. Archibold Willet headstone:

        "A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time, Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime."

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        • #5
          Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

          That is nice! If I was an officer I would get one.

          Matt
          Matthew Thompson

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          • #6
            Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

            Originally posted by Richmond Depot View Post

            I'll be putting more info. out on the Brooke coat soon. I haven't decided if I want to do the blue trousers yet. The downside of doing the trousers of course, will be the fabric.
            The problem is three fold, finding the trouser fabric, finding the fabric for the "ankle bands" and finding a dull pair of pinking shears with the right width.
            Rich Taddeo
            Shocker Mess
            "Don't do it, you're going to get hurt." Jerry Stiles @ Sky Meadows moments before I fell and broke my leg.

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            • #7
              Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

              I have been over run with inquiries as to whether this is the same coat in Don Troiani's book and the same one in New Orleans. The answer is NO This is a seperate piece.

              Matt, if you were an officer, I would make you one.:p

              Best,
              Fenny I Hanes

              Richmond Depot, Inc.
              PO BOX 4849
              Midlothian, VA 23112
              www.richmonddepot.com
              (804)305-2968

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              • #8
                Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                Scott,

                That is one FINE looking officer's sack coat. Kudos for putting another excellent reproduction on the market!

                I also look forward to seeing your reproduction of the Brooke jacket! The 17 piecings in the collar were enough to scare me away from ever trying to offer that one, but you are certainly more audacious than I for trying!

                Great job!


                Best,

                Dan
                Dan Wambaugh
                Wambaugh, White, & Company
                www.wwandcompany.com
                517-303-3609
                Become our fan on Facebook by clicking HERE

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                • #9
                  Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                  Oh, come on. Its only a ten piece collar with two layers of interlining, one being blue-grey wool. Not a pain at all. :tounge_sm

                  -Craig Schneider
                  Craig Schneider

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                  • #10
                    Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                    Rich and Paul,

                    The Brooke pantaloons, for lack of a better description, are pretty unique. It amazes me the number of dedicated researchers who continually label them to be a product of the Clothing manufactory in Richmond. (Thanks Time-Life)

                    When you study all of the gathering at the hips, as well as measure the width of the legs it becomes rather apparent that these bottoms were intended to be a pantaloon and are not in fact an altered garment.

                    In fact, in discussion with Robert, he mentioned that they could in fact be a product of European manufacture.That seems very plausible.

                    I am very fortunate to have the MOC in my back yard to work with. Robert is very gracious and very patient with us on our visits. We looked at several items yesterday ranging from the T.V. Brooke sack coat to the SELDEN shirt.

                    Usually on each visit, I check to see who has visited and I noticed that I missed you last week Rich. I wish that you had called to let me know that you were in town. I would have taken you and your pard out to lunch.

                    Best,
                    Fenny I Hanes

                    Richmond Depot, Inc.
                    PO BOX 4849
                    Midlothian, VA 23112
                    www.richmonddepot.com
                    (804)305-2968

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                    • #11
                      Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                      Scott,
                      We had a LOT to see (the entire Brooke & Selden collection + a few other items) and spent 5 hours in the basement breaking only to go across the street w/Robert to get a sandwich at the deli. Needless to say my head hurt and I came away determined that I now have NO idea what a Confederate soldier looked like. I mean, T.V. must have been a sight to see in that get-up of his.
                      Robert made the comment that the Brooke trousers, pantaloons, whatever they are, reminded him of French Chasseur trousers. I have no idea what 19th century French Chasseur trousers look like so I took Robert at his word on that one.
                      I plan on making one more trip down there this year, I'll shoot you an e-mail to see if you're available.
                      Rich Taddeo
                      Shocker Mess
                      "Don't do it, you're going to get hurt." Jerry Stiles @ Sky Meadows moments before I fell and broke my leg.

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                      • #12
                        Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                        In the same conversation with Robert, mention of "possibly Federal" came up as well. Don't know much at all about particular zouave units, but the idea that they are captured pantaloons seems to make just about as much sense as any other discussion on these things.

                        -Craig Schneider
                        Craig Schneider

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                        • #13
                          Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                          Scott,

                          I thought this blouse looked familiar. I looked back through my photos and found a picture of the entire Maynard collection, currently on display at the Exchange Hotel Museum in Gordonsville. I've also included a couple of close-ups of the fatigue blouse. Please excuse the darkness of the photos.
                          Attached Files
                          Bill Reagan
                          23rd Reg't
                          Va. Vol. Infy.

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                          • #14
                            Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                            Perhaps someone can refresh my memory...Is Capt. Maynard the LA Officer whose effects are at the Echange Hotel?

                            Important Note: The Echange Hotel sits on the rail line coming from Richmond through the Charlottesville area, because of it's proximity to the rail line, it was used as a hospital staging point where wounded C.S. troops could be shuttled to the larger hospitals in Richmond. After the War, it was used by the Freed-Mans Bureau.

                            Paul B. Boulden Jr.

                            RAH VA MIL '04

                            23rd VA Regt.
                            Paul B. Boulden Jr.


                            RAH VA MIL '04
                            (Loblolly Mess)
                            [URL="http://23rdva.netfirms.com/welcome.htm"]23rd VA Vol. Regt.[/URL]
                            [URL="http://www.virginiaregiment.org/The_Virginia_Regiment/Home.html"]Waggoner's Company of the Virginia Regiment [/URL]

                            [URL="http://www.military-historians.org/"]Company of Military Historians[/URL]
                            [URL="http://www.moc.org/site/PageServer"]Museum of the Confederacy[/URL]
                            [URL="http://www.historicsandusky.org/index.html"]Historic Sandusky [/URL]

                            Inscription Capt. Archibold Willet headstone:

                            "A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time, Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime."

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                            • #15
                              Re: CS Officers Fatigue Blouse

                              Mr. ************,

                              I see from your web page that you are now offering the Selden shirt. I must admit that this is fantastic news. As you probably know, the Selden shirt is a very intricate garment with a large amount of required detail work. In fact the volume of the details are so great that they are almost impossible to duplicate without an actual visual inspection of the shirt. Also, as you probably know, even using the Facts sheet is often not enough for an accurate recreation.The Selden shirt is one of the more intriguing pieces in the collection with it's British Broad Arrow stamping and collar.

                              Speaking of access to museums,when I was in the MOC last week I don't remember seeing your name or that of any of your reps. on the sign in sheets.When were you guys in town anyway? I have been looking forward to meeting you for a couple of years now and really wished that you had given me a call to let me know that you were in town. We could have grabbed lunch at one of the local cafe's.

                              Regarding the Gordonsville Exchange Hotel, I have never personally been to visit this quaint little museum. However, I have heard wonderful things about it.

                              Now, just to make things clear to all of my wonderful customers, The sack coat that we have copied is not now, nor has it ever been intended to be an exact copy of the piece in the Gordonsville Museum.This coat is intended to be a generic piece that can be used almost anywhere with almost any scenario.Being a Tailor made private purchase garment, it does that precisely.And of course, all of the buttonholes are hand sewn as would be expected from any period garment and the lining is also applied by hand.

                              Cheers,
                              Fenny I Hanes

                              Richmond Depot, Inc.
                              PO BOX 4849
                              Midlothian, VA 23112
                              www.richmonddepot.com
                              (804)305-2968

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