i got this plate from my father yesterday, he said he found it at some old warehouse. so i took off the 6 coats of lead paint(it was up on a wall and they just painted over it) and then i repainted it the colors it was sopposed to be.(green and yellow) i could see the colors when i took the paint off. my dad thought maybe it was a garbage/s**** truck permit? this belt i got out of a 53 packard im working on, he said i could have it!(HELL YEAH ITS GOING ON MY HOTROD, hes got another fer the p***anger) anyway, looks military cuz of the "federal spec" but maybe it was civilian aftermarket belt from the 50s.... but why the emblem then....
IRVING AIR CHUTE INC. Buffalo, New York is home to the first factory for the m*** production of parachutes, the Irving Air Chute Company, founded by Leslie Irvin, a California stuntman who was the first person to jump out of a plane with a parachute. When his company was founded, there was a clerical error in the paperwork and the company became ever after known as the "Irving" company rather than correctly by his namesake Irvin. The Niagara Aerospace Museum has a great example of one of these silk chute packs.
yeah but what the hell part of a parachute would it go on??? and look at the design. i looke dat pictures of the chutes and i didnt see anything like that. im thinking it was a belt for a 50s(since it was air force blue) ejection seat?
Ejection seat would have had shoulder straps. Is there room at the buckle for other straps to click on?
Why not just contact Irving and ask? All parachutes have quick release snaps for the legs, the older styles were kinda bulky, could have been for that? They also may be lap sash belts from military aircraft p***enger seats, most Parachute company's also manufacture aviation safety equipment.
I have seen Irvin seat belts just like the one in your picture,in several 50's sports cars. The cars were both British (Jaguar and Aston Martin) and the belts had clearly been in there a long time. I'm surprised to hear that the belts were from USA and not the UK.
no, no other spaces fer anything else..... could be a p***enger plane(c47 type) belt or a sports car like mentioned. anything on the plate?
Irving made oem seat belts from the 50's up through the 70's they were found as oem in gm and ford mostly that belt you have was the standerd in the early 60's that little irving emblem on the front was a bowtie when used in a chevy the vettes used ones just like those Caveman
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/special/plate_history/start_history.html Interesting stuff here. Keep in mind that there were few vehicle registartions in 42 as the war was on. I'd guess a municipal vehicle or maybe a staff car? Any bases nearby?
actually YES! fort sheridan wasnt far(army base) but it was out of service in the 60s??? and the great lakes navy base is still here! there was another in winthrop harbor too i think. which is just north of me, but i think that was ww1. ALSO, loved that license plate site! i think this is more of a permit tag its only about 8 inches by 4 inches.
Thats some damn good info there, most military seat harnesses use either a lever type buckle or the center punch type, didnt realy think of that!
That seats out of an ex-Australian Army UH1D Iroquois, the bonus of living on a military air base for a while. My belts are a little ratty and I'm looking for a good pair. Cheers, Doc.
ratty? ****... you should see a clear picture of mine! haha im sure mine wont do much of any life saving..... hehe
Yeah, we have some pretty stiff laws out here in regards to this ****, mine wont p*** inspection for registration. But I like em, and I find em comfortable too. Spent many an hour strapped in by them in the helicopter.
kevin at hotrod ch***is told me about someone he knew that could get mine redone. maybe you could send them yers? PM django
Military bases had their own license plates during the war. I would believe that to be a license plate for the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant. http://www.fs.fed.us/mntp/cultural_jaap.htm Due to it's size, it probably came off a motorcycle. Here is a WWII license plate on ebay (no. I'm not selling this one) from Randolph Field in Texas. Going for a pretty penny. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220037149025
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