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    Help on WW1 bread bag please?

    Just found this bread bag for sale and wondering what you guys think of it. I like it, but there are replacement buttons at the top and the internal center strap seems to be missing (I think). But the buttons look like they may have been field replacements, based on the look of them and the string used to attach them.

    Thoughts?



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    #2
    It looks like a decent example for a display, the buttons could be replaced with the correct ones, and the missing internal strap would not be noticed on a manequin, the important thing would be the price, as it has issues.
    Best
    Gsu

    PS I would expect period replacements to be the standard buttons, as they would have been available, but it is possible that the smaller buttons allowed the straps to come unbuttoned, and the soldier replaced them with the larger buttons that he may have scavanged from a civilian garment, but this is all story telling, it sounds good, but can not be verified.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Gustaf B View Post
      It looks like a decent example for a display, the buttons could be replaced with the correct ones, and the missing internal strap would not be noticed on a manequin, the important thing would be the price, as it has issues.
      Best
      Gsu
      He's wanting about 75 bucks for it.

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        #4
        That seems a bit high, but I have seen similar bags bring over $100 on ebay recently,
        Notice that I added a PS to my previous post about the buttons
        Best
        Gsu

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          #5
          Originally posted by Gustaf B View Post
          That seems a bit high, but I have seen similar bags bring over $100 on ebay recently,
          Notice that I added a PS to my previous post about the buttons
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          Gsu
          I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to replace the buttons. The threading on the ones on there looks pretty old (although its hard to tell until its in hand). I would hate to remove buttons and thread that was done by an owner in the field.

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            #6
            I do not think I would get in a hurry to change anything, there is a plausable explaination, and if it is on a display, the buttons will not stand out too much, most people would not even notice (for years, I had a WWII vintage breadbag on my manequin, and I was suprised that only a few noticed)
            Best
            Gus

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              #7
              Originally posted by Gustaf B View Post
              I do not think I would get in a hurry to change anything, there is a plausable explaination, and if it is on a display, the buttons will not stand out too much, most people would not even notice (for years, I had a WWII vintage breadbag on my manequin, and I was suprised that only a few noticed)
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              Gus
              Yeah, that's my feeling too. It has a 1916 date and maker stamp on the center outside strap, and a handwritten name on the inside of the bag that is supposedly from the original owner. It's pretty faded, so its plausible.

              But I've been trying to find a decent breadbag, and if some day down the road I can upgrade and recoup my investment, then that's fine with me.

              In an ideal world the breadbag would be all original with owner names and numbers and regiment markings and what have you.

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                #8
                Originally posted by RelicHunter View Post
                In an ideal world the breadbag would be all original with owner names and numbers and regiment markings and what have you.
                And free!!! If I am honest, I would probably grab it if I had the chance if I needed a breadbag (which I do) You usually can not pay too much, you just buy it too early.
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                Gus

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Gustaf B View Post
                  And free!!! If I am honest, I would probably grab it if I had the chance if I needed a breadbag (which I do) You usually can not pay too much, you just buy it too early.
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                  Gus
                  Yeah, that's always the case it seems. I'm going on a trip this weekend to several antique stories in two states and I'm sure I'll buy this bag first, then find a bunch of them in perfect shape on the road somewhere.

                  Of course, I'll buy those too, and then hide from my wife.

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