Leather Jacket Worn by Charles Lindbergh, 1945-1955
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Aviator Charles Lindbergh wore this leather jacket while traveling with a Stagecoach trailer given to him and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, by Henry Ford. The Lindbergh family took the trailer to 37 states, Washington, D.C., and Ontario, Canada, between 1942 and 1957.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh wore this leather jacket while traveling with a Stagecoach trailer given to him and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, by Henry Ford. The Lindbergh family took the trailer to 37 states, Washington, D.C., and Ontario, Canada, between 1942 and 1957.
Artifact
Jacket (Garment)
Date Made
1945-1955
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
United States, Pennsylvania, Meadville
Creator Notes
Jacket made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, New York; zipper manufactured by Talon, Inc. in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
57.72.18
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles A. Lindbergh
Material
Leather
Cloth
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Brown
Eggplant (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 20.5 in (Approximately, between each underarm gusset)
Length: 30 in (Approximately, from top of collar to bottom edge)
Inscriptions
On zipper pull: TALON Handwritten on interior lower right: C A L Handwritten on interior collar: C A L Tag on collar: ABERCROMBIE / & FITCH / NEW YORK
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