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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paulon
12:15 Thu Jan 18
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Was a KEEN wearer in my skinhead youth around 79-81, probably from The Last Resort in Goulston Street or one of those shit mail order places in the back of Sounds
Probably not due a comeback even if you work on the dust
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bruuuno
12:23 Thu Jan 18
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I’m wearing one right now
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rumford
12:29 Thu Jan 18
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I remember walking down the Manchester Road Isle of Dogs back in the day and spotted a fella in a donkey jacket with WHU stenciled across the back of. Made me smile.
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Gary Strodders shank
1:04 Thu Jan 18
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I had one when I was about 15 and went through a brief skinhead phase before opting for the Harrington.
I think I got it from a dodgy army surplus type shop together with a flick knife.
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Mex Martillo
8:15 Thu Jan 18
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When I was a young lad, I drove a dump truck in a gravel pit. In the winter they gave me a donkey jacket. It was a bit too big for me, but I liked and used it for quite a few years before it got forgotten about and someone probably throw it out.
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Briano
8:49 Thu Jan 18
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Paulson 12.15
Did you know mad skinhead called Dickie? Had terrible Tourette’s and had a swastika tattooed on his forehead
Last time I saw him was at the last resort
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Far Cough
8:53 Thu Jan 18
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Michael Foot had one
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,
11:59 Thu Jan 18
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Micheal Foot often wore a duffle coat.
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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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eswing hammer
12:44 Thu Jan 18
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I had one with ‘Leftly brothers’ on the back !
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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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