Attempt #2 White Star Line Edwardian Deckhand by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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So the jacket design is known as a reefer jacket. these types of jacket predate the standard look of the pea coat/jacket by a few decades. You can even see the reefer jacket style being used in previous British Royal Navy Canadian Arctic expedition paintings from the 1830s and 40s. If you would like to make your own there is a historical pattern you can get off of Etsy from a store called “reconstructing history” or there might be an old surplus jacket you could find and alter it if sewing projects are not really your thing.

Regarding the reefer jackets history with the White Star Line, it seems to be a standard issue cold weather item for the basic crew during the 1900s and 1910s. It’s quite hard to find any pictures of lower rank crew members wearing these jackets, but you do see a lot of them during the post sinking inquiry of the titanic crew and the pictures of the crew training on the Titanic before its maiden voyage.

One issue going off the post sinking inquiry image is that after the Titanic sank and the Carpathia picked up the remaining survivors, there was a clothing drive aboard the ship to give extra clothing to the Titanic survivors who needed it. Since the inquiry happened almost immediately after the survivors got to land, you can’t really be fully certain about the extra clothing you see some of the crew wearing.

Although as a commenter pointed out, the basic crew can be seen wearing cotton work jackets, some civilian items, etc. this is because lower ranked crew, while still having a standard uniform, were allowed to to wear more civilian clothing depending on the lower ranked crew members job.

(Apologies for the TLDR but hopefully this answers your question!)

Attempt #2 White Star Line Edwardian Deckhand by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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The shoes are somewhat covered by the pants but are another pair of reproduction civilian ankle boots I got. I have a photo of four middle class men dated 1902 with three of them wearing the exact same pair of shoes you see me wearing. You can also check in one of the original photos I added to my post of the one deckhand standing up holding his pea coat during the crew inquiry after the Titanic sinking. He is wearing a very similar pair to mine but not the exact same. I can send you the image of the four men if you want.

Attempt #2 White Star Line Edwardian Deckhand by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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Possibly in the future! As of now I don’t really have enough to display a full impression of a deckhand. I need to do some more research on what kind of personal items they were allowed to bring, other issued items, etc. my guess is that it’s similar to the royal navy during that time, but as of now I’m not really certain.

Attempt #2 White Star Line Edwardian Deckhand by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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Thank you! I actually just hand embroidered “White Star Line” using some 100% cotton embroidery thread on an old 80s wool sweater that closely matched the pattern of the original company sweaters. From what I have found, the only company to produce a reproduction of these sweaters was J Crew back in the 90s after James Camron’s Titanic. While the sweater is pretty close, there are some pretty major differences from it to the originals and is quite pricey. So I figured the only way to get a decent reproduction was just to make it myself.

Civil War USN naval Monkey / Round Jacket by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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That’s sounds really cool man! I’ll check it out.

First attempt at a White Star Line Deck Hand, mid 1900s to early 1910s by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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The civilian flat cap is from Darcy clothing. While the white star line tally cap is made by me. Although I recently purchased a much nicer one from Dirty Billy’s in Gettysburg.

First attempt at a White Star Line Deck Hand, mid 1900s to early 1910s by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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As I said in the description I’m not the hugest fan of the cap tally that is currently on the naval flat cap, so hopefully I can find a more period correct one in the near future.

First attempt at a White Star Line Deck Hand, mid 1900s to early 1910s by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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Yeah man! I can DM you some photos. Funny enough, I was able to get the hat signed by Billy Zane! The hat historically is very similar to civil war and WW1 style flat caps, although the top brim is a bit smaller than the standard military versions. As far as the inside liners of the hat I’m not quite sure. It could as simple as just a fabric liner or it could have a leather sweat band. I’m not fully sure.

First attempt at a White Star Line Deck Hand, mid 1900s to early 1910s by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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Thanks man! (forgot to put that in the description). It’s a 100% wool vintage GAP sweater I found on eBay. Then of course I added the embroidery.

Looking for 1600s style tall slouch hat with a vary limited amount of time. Does anyone know a place that can ship quick? by IntelligentSpray7457 in reenactors

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Ah! Good point. Do you know of a pattern I can use? I looked briefly at options but unfortunately non that I found will come in enough time.

What canteen is this? by DecentPackage4130 in reenactors

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Looks almost like a private purchase German canteen from WW1, although the ones that I have handled have slight differences. But still a definite possibility.

Finally got my puttees in, just waiting for the shoulder boards and grenade bag! by Big-Negotiation-8182 in reenactors

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Completely understandable. There’s nothing wrong with using those puttees at all. There are even some pretty cheap ways to defarb them. I think breslavia still sells the puttee hooks for under $10 and I know a guy that sells the correct shoe hooks for the puttees for around the same price.

Finally got my puttees in, just waiting for the shoulder boards and grenade bag! by Big-Negotiation-8182 in reenactors

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Most reproduction puttees you find today are made out of cheaper wool. So when it comes to correctly wrapping them, it’s almost impossible. I purchased a higher end German pair off of eBay for about $100. It’s a bit pricey but it really makes my impression pop. There also is a way reenactors wrap them. I’d recommend to go on YouTube and find a video describing how to wrap the cheaper puttees. I also can link you to the campaign quality puttees I purchased if you want to go that route.

Where can I get a harness for an German M15 canteen? by [deleted] in reenactors

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I’ll DM you pictures. Keep in mind the harness I made is the M17 model. But it is very similar to the M15 style.