Jacket [NZR]
Maker and role
New Zealand Railways, Commissioned by
T R Booker Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1975
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Object detail
Accession number
2022.9.7
Production period
Description
NZR Jacket.
Lightweight maroon New Zealand Rail Uniform jacket. The jacket has a wide notch collar and three large gold metal buttons down the centre. Each of the buttons has been embossed with the New Zealand Railways logo. On the underside of the buttons, “FIRMIN / LONDON” is engraved. There are four top opening pockets sewn on to the jacket. The pockets on the proper right are located one above the other at mid chest and closer to the waist. On the proper left, one pocket is located on the breast, the other is found at the waist. The upper two pockets are small than the waist pockets. There is an epaulette on each of the shoulders secured to the garment with a gold button with the New Zealand Rail logo embossed onto it.
Inside the collar of the jacket, a maroon fabric tab has been sewn in. Below this is a white rectangular piece of fabric has been sewn to the jacket. “SIZE 6A / CHEST 40 / LENGTH 29 ½ T. R. BOOKER LTD. / 1975” has been printed onto it.
Lightweight maroon New Zealand Rail Uniform jacket. The jacket has a wide notch collar and three large gold metal buttons down the centre. Each of the buttons has been embossed with the New Zealand Railways logo. On the underside of the buttons, “FIRMIN / LONDON” is engraved. There are four top opening pockets sewn on to the jacket. The pockets on the proper right are located one above the other at mid chest and closer to the waist. On the proper left, one pocket is located on the breast, the other is found at the waist. The upper two pockets are small than the waist pockets. There is an epaulette on each of the shoulders secured to the garment with a gold button with the New Zealand Rail logo embossed onto it.
Inside the collar of the jacket, a maroon fabric tab has been sewn in. Below this is a white rectangular piece of fabric has been sewn to the jacket. “SIZE 6A / CHEST 40 / LENGTH 29 ½ T. R. BOOKER LTD. / 1975” has been printed onto it.
Marks
FIRMIN / LONDON Engraved
SIZE 6A / CHEST 40 / LENGTH 29 ½ T. R. BOOKER LTD. / 1975 Printed
SIZE 6A / CHEST 40 / LENGTH 29 ½ T. R. BOOKER LTD. / 1975 Printed
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
New Zealand Railways et al. 1975. Jacket [NZR], 2022.9.7. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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