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FLAK 88 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2007 23:33 pm

Any one heard of a B1 flight coverall? susposedly pre-war?

any thoughts?

the dancing dodo · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 16:49 pm

if that is what i think it is it's going to be very scarce. a b1 was known as a monkey suit as it was made of chinese nuchwang dog furs which had an outer cover of an enlarged size (hence the 50 size). they were known as monkey suits as they stunk like a dead monkey, had infestation problems and shed pretty bad.
they were only used till about 1931 when they were recalled as they also had dye problems which turned the user orange. (instant fake tan)
would make an interesting piece for the collection.
the dodo. :wink:

FLAK 88 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 19:42 pm

the dancing dodo wrote:

if that is what i think it is it's going to be very scarce. a b1 was known as a monkey suit as it was made of chinese nuchwang dog furs which had an outer cover of an enlarged size (hence the 50 size). they were known as monkey suits as they stunk like a dead monkey, had infestation problems and shed pretty bad.
they were only used till about 1931 when they were recalled as they also had dye problems which turned the user orange. (instant fake tan)
would make an interesting piece for the collection.
the dodo. :wink:

Take a look. Some thing tells me there not due to your description. But hey who knows?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=010

the dancing dodo · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 21:00 pm

too late now anyway. at $35 i would have got them just to work on the car in., dodo :roll:

FLAK 88 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 21:13 pm

the dancing dodo wrote:

too late now anyway. at $35 i would have got them just to work on the car in., dodo :roll:

Work on the car? :shock:

Might let you take a look at them when I receive them

the dancing dodo · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 23:00 pm

yeah ,let me know if they are all orange stains and stink of monkey death. :lol:

FLAK 88 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2007 19:19 pm

the dancing dodo wrote:

yeah ,let me know if they are all orange stains and stink of monkey death. :lol:

No they don't

Basically they look like a pair of mechanics overalls but seem to have a lot of specialised pockets ?

They fit a treat but unfortunately are not long enough in the body by about 1 inch

Any online sites I could visit?