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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 2691046, member: 29&quot;]Hm. I wonder. I remember Sartor, I had coats from them, as did&nbsp; both parents. Nice quality raincoats, especially the men&#039;s gabardines. Yours is a classic wool gabardine. Sold in better small shops and department stores. </p><p><br /></p><p>That label is much later than the late 19th: it&#039;s possibly just post WW2, but might be late 30s. The style, too,is not what was being made for women here in the late 19th and nor is the fabric. (If it weren&#039;t for the way it buttons, it would be very like a man&#039;s raincoat.) It&#039;s pretty classic, similar are made even now by people like Aquascutum: I had a similar swing raincoat given to me in the early70s. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any chance she bought this in the 30s on that trip back? It would be nice to see the seams and stitching. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think in some semblance they&#039;re still going, someone bought out the name. They were also part of the rich history of Jewish emigration into the UK, in this instance in the 19th C. The two great centres were the East End of London - tailoring! - and likewise Manchester. The schmutter trade, around gowns, and fabrics, with many being based around Margaret Street in London. I knew some of the older families well, as did my Pa who made boxes and packaging for them. I worked for one small business in my school holidays. Growing up, we had a synagogue close by, with many Jewish neighbours, most of whom were in the garment trade in one way or another, or furriers. There&#039;s still a sizeable Jewish community in Manchester, largest outside London.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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