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Today I found several pairs of raw jeans at a thirft store. No selvage, just raw, unwashed denim.
Should I just tear off the tags and start enjoying my new found loot, or are these worth more to a collector?
The first pair are GWGs (Great Western Garment) with a Lightning zipper, left-hand twill, and they're "made to fade". :tounge:
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The second pair are Lees. They are right-hand twill, Talon zipper, no coin pocket, and includes tags.
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The third pair are Pitchriders. Yeah, I'm sure nobody has seen these before, they're made in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The denim is broken twill, Talon zipper, and a cool snap button.
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I have no idead about any of them, but I would love to break in the Lees.
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The fourth pair aren't really jeans, I think that it is bull denim. They are a pair of Levi's Movin' On with stitching that would put 7FAM to shame. The denim is left-hand twill, Talon zipper, and a wicked Movin' On label.
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Please note that I'm not really looking to sell these, I would just hate to start wearing them daily only to find out that they're collectible.
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excellent finds.
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i love the "made to fade" tag on the gwg. im curious how they will fade.
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Isn't that Talon zipper quite rare?
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Not really. Talon still makes zips, as part of Tag It Pacific, and they have repro'ed some old Levis zippers, but probably not the 42.
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Wow, at the risk of admitting that I'm to old to be reading in this forum, I haven't seen Movin' On Levis since I was in junior high. Now all you need to do is find some Hang Ten tees and a puka shell necklace.
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they reissued the movin' on's a few years ago ~ 2003/2004
