Tag / Vintage

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LTG’s SMALL ZIPPO COLLECTION

these are from the days when i was smoking frequently my beloved GITANES. found the lighters when cleaning up my office last weekend. nowadays i smoke just at special occasions, f.ex. when sitting together with good friends, drinking some beer or good wine – and this happens sadly really rare. but the ZIPPO lighters i won’t give away, because they accompanied me such a long time, everyday over too much years. very special is the RED WING SHOES zippo. this one gave me GABOR MAGYAR from RWS HERITAGE EUROPE offhanded as a present, when we were smoking a cigaret and i told him how nice his zippo was … and the BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO is although really great as an collectors item. i remember me, that it isn’t available anymore, anywhere. it’s from the year 2000 > BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO® LIGHTER SERIES II #1: BLACK BETTIE. pics | LTG




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HANDCRAFTED LEATHER BANDANA RING | ATELIER DE L’ARMÉE

wonderful simple leather bandana ring made of 1960’s swiss army leather, which is from rifle slings. stamped with the ATELIER D L’ARMÉE and some unreadable words. the smell of this 50 yera old leather is really heavy but ALEX from awesome because-blog will send me some special leather conditioner which kills all these “muff” and turns it into a breeze of sweet marzipan. pics | LTG


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VINTAGE ATELIER LA DURANCE RAW DENIM HAVERSACK

bought this years ago @ volls.de when ATLIER LA DURANCE was a really brand new label producing some small charges of denim – the quality and the making of the jeans was great. i think it was about 2005 or 2006. this haversack is a very nice piece but it was absolutely senseless for me. i preferred bags when going on travel, to get the things best handled. so it is like new, made of 14OZ weight japanese denim and saddle leather with a lot of nice details and heavy brass hard wear. it’s on ebay now. no life time gear for me … pics | LTG



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MUSHROOM EMBROIDERY DENIM WESTERN SHIRT | BY LEVI’S VINTAGE CLOTHING

damn, what a wonderful shirt! found this @ GOODHOOD store in GB. love the naive mushroom embroidery combination with this classic 1955 SAWTOOTH denim western shirt. for those who did not know: “SAWTOOTH” comes from “ the distinct pocket flaps that resemble the teeth of an old-fashioned saw blade”. the shirt features: 100% Cotton, 2 Chest Pockets,Distinctive ‘Sawtooth’ Pocket Flaps, Authentic Western Yoke Detailing, Pearl Snap Buttons, ‘Levi’s Western Wear’ Label, Mushroom Motif Embroidery on Placket,  Pockets and the Rear, it is Slim Fit … pics | goodhood

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BRICK BY BRICK HAND MADE COMIC POP ART

love this pop art LICHTENSTEIN style. yesterday we found these nice hand painted vintage bricks at a local art market where most stuff was incredible fucking terrible. but this pieces hand made by graphic designer  WOLFGANG SCHINKEL are really nice and a good idea too. we decided to take a pair of eyes. check his dawanda shop FANCY THAT!. pics | LTG & W. Schinkel

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THE GOLDEN TEXAS STAR RING

nice to have a wife who finds things that are not forgotten but somewhere stored in the house you can’t remember … so it happened with my beloved TEXAS UNIVERSITY RING i bought more than 10 years ago. i remember the day and the place where i got it as it was yesterday. i found this piece while walking through an antique market in frankfurt/main germany with my wife. i wasn’t searching for a college ring or something like this. but the ring was like a magnet. i went to a sales booth saw it in the display case, knewing i must have it. but after asking the seller for the price we went away. but i couldn’t get the ring out of my head. after we were back in darmstadt, i went to the bank to get the money i wanted to spend – less than the seller rather wanted.  so i drove back the 40 kilometers back to the antique market. i told the seller which price i would pay and he gave the ring to me. i love this extraordinary piece and i think it is a good combination with my, no, little LEVI’s ring, he get it when he will be 18 years old. pics | LTG


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BOOK VINTAGE PANERAI “HISTORY 2” | by RALF EHLERS & VOLKER WIEGMANN

some weeks ago VOLKER brought me his and RALF EHLERS new book VINTAGE PANERAI – WATCHES WITH HISTORY “HISTORY 2”. i wasn’t in the office so VOLKER couldn’t write me a personal signature to the book becuase it was originally packed. i wanted to wait for this blogpost till i got his signature. but he is in holidays now and i will be on friday. i had to do this post now, because i am so excited about the new HISTORY 2. in comparison to HISTORY 1 i began reading the book on the same day i got it. i was so attracted by, that i finished it one day later. most impressiv: the story about KAMPFSCHWIMMER JOCHEN BURNUS. my absolute highlight of the book. and i can tell you that the other stories are really exciting too and best researched, en detail. it is amazing what RALF and VOLKER do in their leisure time. and believe me these are not only books for PANERAI fans. if you are interested in WWII, diving and personal reports HISTORY 1 + 2 are best lecture. here is what the authors tell about HISTORY 2: “History 2 continues where History 1 ends – this book documents five previously unreleased stories of frogmen units of the 2nd world war. Their personal stories are building the columns of five moving chapters together with detailed views on their watches and instruments, using the latest extracts from the authors’ database of today existing vintage Panerai watches. Years of intensive research diary extracts, interviews with the veterans, combined with more than 290 historical photos, maps, documents from allied secret services and illustrations are writing Panerai’s unique history,  having been a supplier for an essential tool in dangerous underwater missions during the 2nd world war. 26 x 26 cm, 480 pages,  trilingual (= german, italian and english language in one book), hardback jacket,  slipcase.” A must have! you can order your personal copy at www.vintagepanerai.com. i am happy to own all books RALF & VOLKER did, because “THE REFERENCES” is sold out. and the first book isn’t even listed in the VP bookstore anymore. pics | LTG


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PATTERNED SUMMER SHIRTS

the weather forecast told us, that there will be rain and thunderstorms today in middle germany and that the next days will be about 20°C. okay, there was some rain and low winds that blow the 37°C from this morning away. for 1 hour we have had about 22°C, and now at 5 PM it is nearly 30°C again. so the next days i think it’s good to know some colored short sleeved shirts in the cupboard. here some of my favorites. as you see: i love patterned shirts. pics | LTG

IRON AND RESIN | Peter Fields

REYN SPOONER

vintage DUKE KAHANAMOKU hawaiin shirt

GITMAN BROTHERS VINTAGE | volls.de

vintage  HILO HATTIES, the hawaiin original

REYN SPOONER


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LTG’S HOT SUMMER WEAR FOR TODAY

okay, now it’s just 8:00 o’clock in the morning and the thermometer shows 27°C here at middle germany near frankfurt. the weather forecast told us that there will be about 37–40° in the afternoon. so, this is a day to wear short chinos, a hawaii shirt and some boat shoes. sorry, but i hope it will get colder the next days because as a middle european it is 10 degrees too hot for me while working. pics | LTG

shoes | YUKETEN KILTIE BLUCHER
shirt | MALIHINI, vintage hawaiin shirt, made in hawaii, from the 50s
shorts | DOCKERS K1, made from Galey & Lords Cramerton twill
belt | DUKES
sunglasses | RANDOLPH ENGINEERING
hat | KANGOL TROPICAL PLAYER
fragrance | CREED, SILVER MOUNTAIN WATER

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BOOT OF THE DAY | #179 | VINTAGE REBUILT WESCO JOBMASTER

found a great looking vintage WESCO JOBMASTER at japanese HOPESMORE auction site. that classic work boot is rebuilt and desinfected. it has a doubled VIBRAM #430 sole and no size marks. they say it must be about  a US 12.5E. the current highest bid is 17.800; there are 19 hours left to get this wonderful boot. pics | HOPESMORE