22.12 a,b
Ensemble, Shooting jacket and pants
1950 Approximate
Herter's Hunting Jacket and Pants. Material: textile, metal, plastic. (a) Jacket: Size: 17 1/2" x 32". Description: red wool, long-sleeved jacket with pointed collar; red quilted taffeta lining; front metal zipper closure; front diagonal pockets and horizontal pockets one on each side; pocket along back of coat contains a waterproof bounty bag; white tag inside jacket: "Official Guide Ass'n, Genuine Hudson Bay, Outdoor Clothing, Herter's Since 1893, U.S.A."; Herter logo; size 48. (b) Pants. Size: 19" x 39". Description: red wool pants; four black plastic fly buttons; pockets in front and back; black wool ankle cuffs; tag inside: "Chippewa, Chippewa Falls Woolen Mill Co. Chippewa Falls, WI"; "Pants, Col 490, Size 44, 100% Wool."
Waseca business: Herter's Inc. Herter; Herters; Herter's. Pants do not have Herter's logo but were probably sold as a set at the Herter's store in Waseca, MN. Purchased at Bess Kritzer Estate Sale in Waseca, MN.