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"The Cutter's Practical Guide to Cutting every type of Garment made by Tailors, With detailed instructions as to their production, Part II, Body Coats of every description, embracing Morning, Frock and Dress Coats, Livery, Clerical, Naval, Military, Police and other Special Garments"  by W. D. F. Vincent, 1893 

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plates.jpg (55510 bytes) plates_b.jpg (83325 bytes) Intro to Plates Section

plate1.jpg (227794 bytes) Lapels plate2.jpg (136215 bytes) Collars 

plate3.jpg (364916 bytes) Double size plate for a Cutaway Coat
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Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns : Complete Lady's Wardrobe

Late Victorian Women's Tailoring : The Direct System of Ladies' Cutting (1897

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The Great War : Styles & Patterns of the 1910s

plate4.jpg (117565 bytes) The "new" Morning Coat

plate5.jpg (160501 bytes) Frock Coat  plate6.jpg (129647 bytes) Dress Coat plate7.jpg (132625 bytes) Clerical Frock Coat 

plate8.jpg (117077 bytes) Clerical Dress Coat

plate9.jpg (148760 bytes) Coachman's Frock 

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plate11.jpg (208364 bytes) Livery Overcoat 

plate12.jpg (115922 bytes) Military Tunic plate13.jpg (71242 bytes) Mess Jacket plate14.jpg (134659 bytes) Highland Doublet 

plate15.jpg (146680 bytes) Full Dress Coat plate16.jpg (183681 bytes) Naval Uniforms

plate17.jpg (165225 bytes) The Coster's Morning Coat

plate18.jpg (134070 bytes) Police Tunic

plate19.jpg (150891 bytes) Eton Jacket and Vest

plate20.jpg (148660 bytes) Morning Coat for a Corpulent Man

plate21.jpg (175190 bytes) Frock Coat for a Stout Man 

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