WWII Dated Coveralls

[john hoffman]

Greetings. My experience with sizing .... I got a period tank suit off U-pay from a gal in the UK, nice Lady, but she was wrong about it being a size 50. What I found is this: if the garment has a sewn on waistbelt, the correct and actual size is what the belt fits at it's fullest adjustment. I have a second tanksuit, belt is 56-inch long - prefect for my 'large' frame.

Hence, the smaller tank suit I speak of is actually a size 46, fits a bloke about 5'6" tall, just has lots of room in the body for being worn over uniforms, etc.

There is usually a tag sewn in near the elastic gathering at the wrist, right arm usually, but the tag on the smaller suit was washed out and told nothing useful.

Cheers, Johnnie.