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very small numbers, usually being one or two only and

cut arm and a simple buttoned tab to the

garments a central seam was also introduced,

workmanship would indicate

this particular garment was

only and

in conjunction with sealed pattern label that has

been at one point booked back into the issuing

authority almost certainly after the factory

drawings were to be printed as part of routine order. It is clear these

the order. Interestingly the factory has used the older print fabric

indicate it has been carried-out by somebody of great skill.

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could sometimes be produced at different times to the

garments themselves.

to the arm pit ventilation area, earlier Wareings smocks as

WD stamps and simple wartime expediancy by

manufacturers can easily explain what may seem to some

as an illogical progression.

of note is the unfolded hastily applied label.

be an entirely exclusive feature only to this maker and it is

important to note some Wareings produced smocks have

the standard sewn eyelets.

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collar lining. This again shows thrift in manufacturing;

these edge marks would indicate the edge line of the

corresponding Z over WD labelling. Upon looking

closely at the label, only the very tip of the broad

arrow is visible under the date, this displays typical

erratic folding during manufacture.

Smock originally issued to Major G C N Bishop Royal Marines. This was purchased

Bishop was a well-known semi-professional cricketer. The smock itself although

wartime dated was most likely issued and used in the post World War II era.