Faribault Woolen Mills Foot Soldier Blanket

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—01. Army Medic Green.
—02. US Navy Grey.

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These blankets are a handy addition to your living room, kept folded on the back of your couch or at least within arms reach for a warm woollen layer. Made to the same specifications in Minnesota since 1917, they are some of the most authentic 100% pure wool military blankets in production today.

—Faribault Woolen Mills

Western Mountaineering Flash XR Jacket

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—01. Mid-season restock.
—02. Fully insulated hood and pockets.

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The weather hurtling itself against the window probably has a large part to play in the appeal of this particular jacket right now, but considering that freezing cold temperatures and constant snow flurries are set to be a permanent fixture this winter, the more I stare at it, the warmer and more essential it looks. Clean lines, classic styling and goose down? Sign me up.

—Available at The Bureau

Last Size Sale

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—30% off select last size items.
—In-store and online.
—Now until December 22nd.

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Between now and December 22nd we're having a pre-holiday sale on all last size items, both in-store and online. You'll find 30% off select products, so if you've had your eye on a particular item and there's only one size left, now's the time to act as it won't be around much longer.

—Inventory: Last Size Sale

New Works by Dean Edmonds

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—01. Incense Holder.
—02. Table Lamp.

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The ever-busy London designer Dean Edmunds has just released a handful of new products, through both his own Bermuda Trips online store and in collaboration with OTHER/shop. By following both the links below you can find a new candle holder, an edition of ten unique stools, an updated incense holder and a new table lamp design. The latter three offerings are part of a special collection of goods curated by OTHER/shop for their new concept store Monochrome.

—Bermuda Trips
—Monochrome

New Section: Reviews

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—01. Zebra F-701 pen.
—02. Alvar Aalto glassware.

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As back issues of Inventory steadily sell out we wanted to preserve some of the reviews from Items of Interest – a popular aspect of every edition. These will be used as the foundation for an online extension of that section, featuring many of the magazine's regular contributors and a diverse range of subjects. Follow the link below for the first six, and click on Reviews in the header for future additions.

—Reviews

Eastman Leather Clothing US Navy WWII Seaman's Sweater

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—01. Made in England.
—02. Worsted wool.
—03. Knitted cuff.

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I've been scouring eBay pretty regularly lately for all manner of WWII US Navy items, but there aren't proving to be very many serviceable examples of naval sweaters turning up in sizes that work. This might be one of those items that has to be acquired new, and one of the best examples out there for a period correct sweater is this one, made entirely in the UK, complete with a Naval Clothing Factory label.

—Eastman Leather Clothing

Sunspel Knitwear

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—01. Merino Roll Neck.
—02. Aran Jumper.

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While Sunspel is well-known for their T-shirts and undergarments, they've recently taken it upon themselves to grow their collection to include a simple, yet strong offering of knitwear and outerwear. The sweaters come in classic styles and timeless colours, providing a nice variety of winter wardrobe basics.

—Sunspel

Corning US Navy Handleless Watch Mugs

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—01. Made in Corning, NY.
—02. Hand warmers.

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I stumbled across these beautiful pieces of, both, glassware and naval history recently. Produced by Corning during WWII for the US Navy, this handleless mug was used as a hand warmer by sailors on watch duty. There are many fine examples turning up, at any given time, on eBay.

—eBay