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Vest009 – Beautiful early three pocket, black/blue velvet man’s vest. Typical gambler’s style with shawl collar edged with black silk. Bottom front and pocket tops also edged with black silk. Five button covered metal buttons, unfortunately the top button is missing. Lining is brown cotton, bottom front edges of the lining are covered over with one inch strip of leather, one seam open. Back panel is dark brown cotton chintz with and expanded gusset. Standard adjustable belt and buckle on back. Overall condition is very good to excellent except for the missing button, one open seam in the leather reinforcement area and a small armpit tear in the cotton lining.

Price: $750.00

Vest011 – Early, snazzy gambler’s style, three pocket, shawl collared man’s vest. Material is a crème colored silk with a delicate brocade and a brown double arrow, lightning bolt design. Very unusual!. Six original pearl buttons. Lining and back plate is crème color cotton with adjustable belt and buckle on back. This early fancy vest dates to the 1870s and would be a great example of a gambler’s vest. Overall condition excellent except for some slight staining in spots.

Price: $550.00

Vest012 – Black wool, four pocket vest with notched collar. Six metal buttons. Lining is blue and ivory stripped silk material with inside pocked. Back panel is polished cotton, dark brown, with adjustable belt and buckle. Overall condition is excellent, but has some fraying in armpit and has small opening in lining seam at neck. A few small holes on the back panel at the back of the neck. A great example of a “Wyatt Earp” type vest of the 1880s, 1890s period.

Price: $550.00

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