Leather Jacket Worn by Charles Lindbergh, 1945-1955
THF152108 / Leather Jacket Worn by Charles Lindbergh, 1945-1955
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Jacket (Garment)
Date Made
1945-1955
Creators
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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SetThe Lindberghs’ Trailer
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This photograph shows the interior of the trailer Henry Ford gave to his friend Charles Lindbergh in 1942. Charles and his wife Anne used it as a home on the road and as a spare room and study at home. Anne wrote The Steep Ascent here, and Charles wrote portions of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Spirit of St. Louis.