yngwies Cat 11:52 Wed Jan 17
Donkey Jackets
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Much loved Coats as what sported by bin men, council workers back in the day. As rare as white dog shit these days.
Any of you oldies wear them, are they due a come back?
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zebthecat
11:17 Fri Jan 19
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Fauxstralian 6:43 Fri Jan 19
It was a pea coat.
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Pi Alpha Nu
10:28 Fri Jan 19
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Started a new job at Kew Gardens at the beginning of 1993 and was given a donkey jacket along with other workwear and i put it in the boot of my car. A few weeks later it was the 4th round of the FA Cup Barnsley away arrive there it was cold and found the jacket in the car and put it on.
The Hammers got thumped 4-1 and I think we had the 4 seasons in that 90 minutes I was glad that donkey jacket was in the boot of the car.
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Fauxstralian
6:43 Fri Jan 19
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Was reading that Michael Foot's 'donkey jacket' was actually a short overcoat that his wife bought at great expense from Harrods in an attempt to smarten him up for the Cenotaph visit
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paulon
9:20 Thu Jan 18
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Briano 8:49 Thu Jan 18
Can remember me and my mate getting a photo with Micky Fitz outside the shop and that's about it
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bruuuno
8:59 Thu Jan 18
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Correct tell your mum she can have it back
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joyo
7:26 Thu Jan 18
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bruuuno 12.23
I bet its pink coloured
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Gary Strodders shank
5:28 Thu Jan 18
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A mate had Skins painted on the back of his.
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Gaffer58
5:14 Thu Jan 18
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Still got mine, issued with it by the steelworks, supposed to be spark proof, still wear it when gardening, although the sleeve is nearly detached, it also does not have the plastic across the shoulders, but it’s lovely and warm.
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BillyJenningsBoots
12:57 Thu Jan 18
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Wondered why they were known as Donkey Jackets so Wiki says...
In 1888 George Key opened up his own shop above his father John Key's first-floor draper shop on Lower Brook Street in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England. That same year, Key designed a new type of coat made of a hard-wearing material developed for those who were working on the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. Some of the navvies worked on donkey engines (a steam-powered winch or logging engine), providing the inspiration for the name of George Key's new coat: the donkey jacket.
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eswing hammer
12:44 Thu Jan 18
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I had one with ‘Leftly brothers’ on the back !
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David L
12:19 Thu Jan 18
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They definitely need a name on the back of builders or groundwork companies like Murphy or Gleeson to have any sort of street cred. PLA also got kudos
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,
11:59 Thu Jan 18
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Micheal Foot often wore a duffle coat.
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Far Cough
11:52 Thu Jan 18
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I couldn't afford Doc Martens so I used to clomp around the fucking joint in a pair of army boots which had Blakeys or similar already built in.
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lincslink
11:33 Thu Jan 18
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I had Blakey’s on the heels and front of my monkey boots.
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Gary Strodders shank
11:25 Thu Jan 18
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The Oi Oi shop in Camden (stables market) sells the Relco ones with tartan lining for about a ton.
Anyone remember Blakey's ?
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wanstead_hammer
10:34 Thu Jan 18
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A couple of mates LBTH council issue ones donkeys (engine) years ago.
Most of us had the flight jackets and used to pop in the Last resort sometimes.
I did see a young bloke wearing one recently though, at Stratford, but it looked like a snide (modern day made). The top bit was a funny colour as well.
So perhaps someone is trying to bring em back.
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Far Cough
10:28 Thu Jan 18
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I knew that, I just put it up there because some people thought he did wear one at the Cenotaph.
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charlie paynter
10:17 Thu Jan 18
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And that was NOT a donkey jacket that Michael Foot was wearing. Nothing like one!
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charlie paynter
10:16 Thu Jan 18
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They were called donkey jackets because, according to Wikipedia, the aforementioned Manchester navvies were working on donkey engines (a steam-powered winch or logging engine).
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yngwies Cat
10:10 Thu Jan 18
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What were the leather bits on the shoulder all about?
Why were they called donkey Jackets
Iconic clobber.
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Gary Strodders shank
10:02 Thu Jan 18
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They were originally produced for workers on the Manchester ship canal according to a company called Lewis Leathers who sell them.
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