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Object Details

Category
Uniforms and insignia
Related period
Second World War (association)
Materials

Buttons: plastic

Shirt: cotton

Dimensions

whole: Back (between Shoulders) 500 mm, Centre Back 920 mm, Centre Front 763 mm, Chest (circumference) 1010 mm, Collar (circumference) 412 mm, Collar Height 36 mm, Inside Arm 566 mm, Nape To Waist 520 mm, Shoulder Seam 155 mm, Waist (circumference) 1018 mm, Wrist (flat) 100 mm

Catalogue number
UNI 14006

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