Oh Ye of Faith - Need Help With A Priest's Frock Coat

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Oh Ye of Faith - Need Help With A Priest\'s Frock Coat

I know this is vintage, just not sure how vintage and I
really know nothing about this type of garment.

So, anyone that can help out here with age, and other
info - it would be much appreciated!

This is made from a fine black wool gabardine:


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The label reads, J. Wippell & Co. Ltd, Exeter, London &
Manchester. The name "Jim Murray" is penned in on one
of the blanks. From what I could find on google, Wippell &
Co. has been around since 1789, and specialized in
clerical wear from 1834 to 1969. They now seem to
feature university gowns.


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TIA!

Sue
 
Hi Deborah,

I was thinking the same with the label. I don't imagine
the style of this type of garment has changed that much over the years, so I'm hoping that some label maven will
come along :)

I was going to VFF this, but think I will also list it in
vintage mens.

Sue
 
All I can tell you is that when I was a choirboy in the early 70s (as hard as that may seem to be true...) the cassocks (I think they were called) were all scratchy wool, just like the old fashioned ones, and the surplices (white cotton over tunics, I think they were called) were cotton which needed to be ironed and starched every week. I don't know if we were wearing old choir boy garb or if they hadn't changed anything in years, but I remember the labels in my robe looked like they were printed a hundred years earlier. The only difference is that our robes had snaps, not buttons, so maybe they were the modern version of the old, but overall, the whole outfit could have been from a century earlier -- tough to date. I think choir robes now are poly blends, but not thirty years ago!
 
Wow Gayle.....you are good! Wonder if this is the same
Jim Murray?


Jonathan, I have the quaintest pic in my head of you
looking very angelic singing in a choir :P

The wool on this is fine, but it would be scratchy next
to bare skin. The top part is lined with a soft cotton similar
to what you see in Edwardian/20s jackets.

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About 12 " below the button that is approximately at the waist there is a large black snap.

The back has several pleats falling from the waist.


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Sue
 
It is Chris. It has quite a few watchers and is getting the most
action of everything I have up.

I just wish I knew more about it.

Sue
 
I think you timed it right to - because folks looking to be a medieval person or a priest/missionary for halloween are a good crossover market.
 
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