RARE vintage c.1930s Saltaire blazer

NOTE: Some images were lightened to show detail Vintage Saltaire custom-made blazer c. 1930 to 1940* Dark grey alpaca-blend fabric** 5-button closure with bound buttonholes Two side flap pockets Architectural panelled structure Architectural details on the chest Winged cuffs with button Notched collar Top of collar and pocket flaps edged in ribbon Ample bust Nipped waist Back has extra fabric at bottom Fully lined Pockets are invisibly reinforced In flawless condition Size Sm: Shoulder width: 16" Back width (P2P): 18" Bust: 37.5" Waist: 28" Hip front: 17" Hip back: 19" Length from nape: 23" *I believe it's from the early 1930s as this Saltaire label was in use from 1930–1960, and the architectural details on the chest and the winged cuffs are from the Art Deco period; if not, this jacket would be from the 1940s at the latest ** Saltaire was one of most famous mill towns in the UK (and is now a World Heritage Site); it rose to fame for the mill's innovative use of alpaca wool via techniques developed by its founder, Titus Salt: by mixing the alpaca with silk, "Salt developed first a fine, glossy yarn and then the techniques and machinery to turn it into cloth. He began producing Alpaca Orleans, a cloth so fine that Queen Victoria herself kept two alpaca llamas at Windsor and sent their fleeces to Salt to be turned into cloth. It would make Salt’s fortune." In addition to using a silk warp, Salt would later mix the alpaca on a cotton warp for a heavier fabric.