Best & Co Harris Tweed coat

[thecatfrighteningparty]

Hello, I'm having a little trouble dating this, any help would be welcome and appreciated. It has a Best & Co., Fifth Ave, New York label, which appears to be hand stitched in, some of the finishes on the garment are also hand stitched. Also inside is a Harris Tweed label, which unfortunately is partially shredded. There is a picture of a loom worker on it and I can make out 'Isle of Lewis' at the bottom. I cannot see the orb, but I suppose it's possible it was on the missing part, though I can't even see a trace of it on the loose threads. Inside the breast pocket is another label, stamped with Best & Co. Fifth Avenue, New York with a lot number of 5633. On the Date line there is just the number 10.
The tweed is a herringbone weave in pale blue and heather, and it is very petite, so either for a teenager or very small woman. I've read what I can on both Best & Co. and Harris Tweed, but I wouldn't mind some more opinions. Thank you in advance, Amy

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

That is a lovely one, looks pretty old to me, 1930s. Let's see what others have to say.

We don't have that Harris Tweed label in our resource...it would be great to put it in there.
We also don't have that particular Best & Co label either.

https://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/harris-tweed/
https://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/best-company/

 

[thecatfrighteningparty]

Thanks so much for the quick reply. 1930's makes sense to me, but reassurance is good. And I'm delighted to add something to the label resource, I use it all the time, such a great tool

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Here is the link for the posting of labels for the resource.

https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/post-labels-for-the-label-resource-here-2021.73117/

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Lovely coat. I see early '40s and note that the font in the label is similar to the CC41 label in the LR. The lining (rayon twill) was popular in the '40s too.