70s or 80s woolen coat?

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Silas

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I am curious if anyone can narrow this down to a single decade or has any interesting knowledge/ fun facts about the coat (Aka feel free to dump some interesting information on me).

Description: Ruff wool with specks of bright colours woven into the wool, hood is lined with a softer wool that appears nowhere else on the garment, the collar has a clasp-like button on either side, the shoulder and cuff buttons are not functional (no button hole), the coat has two belt loops and a band that goes through it (same wool as the majority of the garment), and two pockets in line with the sleaves.

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I suppose it could be early 80s.

But 5% other fibres - there was a time when being so non specific about a fibre was acceptable, and then later that wouldn't have been allowed. I don't know exactly when that changed, but I'm not sure I've seen that on 80s garments much. Similarly Made In Great Britain points towards earlier than later, in the 70s-80s timeline.

The shape of coat looks more 70s to me.
 
Andrii said:
The (p) sign was introduced in UK in 1976, so at least very late 1970s. However judging on the shape of those care symbols - it’s probably from the 1980s.
source: https://dressandtextilespecialists....ads/2021/08/Wash-codes-for-dating-objects.pdf
and https://www.thecollectorscompanion.co.uk/features/vintage-clothing/dating-with-care/
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Yes, the HLCC system included the (P) from 1976. However I'm not sure that means it was never used before 1976 in the UK. It was definitely in use earlier in Europe - the Netherlands registered it from at least 1960, so it wasn't invented by HLCC, and I wonder if their system was standardisation of existing practices.
 
Retro Ruth said:
Yes, the HLCC system included the (P) from 1976. However I'm not sure that means it was never used before 1976 in the UK. It was definitely in use earlier in Europe - the Netherlands registered it from at least 1960, so it wasn't invented by HLCC, and I wonder if their system was standardisation of existing practices.
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It was used in Europe, you’re right. However Britain had it’s own system since 1966. I’ve come across a lot of British vintage and from my experience they never used a (p) symbol on their earlier (circa 1966) care labels until the 1976 style change. More so, pre-1976 care label had a single symbol only - a wash tub.
 
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The Vintage Vendeuse said:
The label is missing the fifth care symbol, the drying symbol, which was supposedly introduced in 1980.
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In my experience this fifth symbol was often missing on early 1980s goods. So it doesn’t necessarily mean this coat is from the 1970s. I would say it is 70s style but probably was made in the early to mid 1980s
 
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