New Items

[August77]

Just wanted let everyone know we have a few new items in the shop which include, but not limited to:

- Quilted Jean Hats (http://www.ejtmercantile.com/headgear.html) by Ross Lamoreaux (Based off the Landon Cheek hat in CS E.O.G.)

- CS/Civilian Laborer's Jackets (http://www.ejtmercantile.com/catalog/item/5404740/6166219.htm) from Wambaugh, White & Co.

- U.S. Army and Militia Canteens 1775-1910 (http://www.ejtmercantile.com/catalog/item/5196044/6261267.htm) by Mike O'Donnell

There should be more in the weeks to come!

[Andrew Kasmar]

Hi,

If keep adding things, I will have to place a order once a week!!!!!!!!:D:wink_smil

[Jon The Beloved]

Wow,

I like that jacket. It's essentially WW&Co's 4-Button Jacket pattern with in a lighter weight denim jean.. Construction looks very durable. I'm having one of WW&Co's 4-Button kits being constructed at this time in a BT's tan jeans wool.. but boy do I wish I had held out for this jacket. Although.. I probably will be more than happy come winter time. I'd love to see the photos of Confederate soldiers wearing this jacket. I have seen a few of the four button mystery jackets and similar four button civilian work jackets but never a period photo.

Anyways.. thanks for lettin' me voice my opinionated awe.

[Ian McWherter]

I'm just curious, being a big citizen living historian and all, but where are all these original 4 button civilian "work jackets"? I've never seen one quite like this before, sure there are denim work jackets in existence (mostly railroad work jackets from late in the century) as well as some written documentation and advertisements for mid-century ones, but these coats don't have a standing collar and are of a somewhat different style than Charlie's 4 button CS jacket pattern.

There is excellent documentation and excellent surviving examples of linen work jackets being worn early in the 19th century, but these disappear by the 1840s, largely because of the popular rise of paletot coats/jackets and then the sack coat. These early jackets more closely resemble Navy monkey jackets.

I'd love to know if there are original 1850s-60s citizen denim work jackets of this kind out there besides those intended for service in the Confederate Army, I'd love to examine them.:)

[Jon The Beloved]

I must retract my statement "I've seen.. 4 button (standing collar) civilian work jackets" as I have not heard them called such but there are a few surviving examples of either private purchase or issued four button jeans wool jackets. I know not if what I've seen is a civilian work jacket but the closest one to it (still looks to be made of jeans wool) on the net that I have found is at the bottom of this article on the Southern Guards site:

http://www.southernguard.org/education/brooke.html

I would be interested as well to see what inspired this particular jacket. Photos of period scenes and surviving examples would be great.