US Naval Academy 1931 Peacoat and coloured seam tape

and coloured seam tape

remained largely unchanged into the late 50s

and I wouldn't wear it to do any strenuous activity or sports etc

particularly inside one pocket as pictured

collar to hem 29"

US Naval Academy 1931 Peacoat and coloured seam tapeA beautiful example of a Naval Academy peacoat, custom made in 1931! This is named to Elmer Dean Anderson of the Class of 1935, who would serve in the Navy in the immediate pre war period. He was unfortunately killed in 1942 when his ship, the USS Truxtun ran aground and brokeup in Newfoundland in severe weather. Read more about him here. This is a beautiful piece, shorter than the typical peacoat, and honestly it shares more with the WW1 peacoats